Explosive superstorm more powerful than Hurricane Sandy batters Alaska – setting off polar vortex that will blast U.S. with snow and temperatures as low as -34C next week

Remnants of Typhoon Nuri battered Alaska's Alutian Islands on Saturday

Over 120 people sheltered inside, while ships were led out of storm's path

Remote coastal region was lashed with 96mph winds and 50-foot waves

Storm even more powerful than Hurricane Sandy, which killed 150 in 2012

Likely to bring icy air, snow and cold temperatures across U.S. next week

In Montana and Wyoming, temperatures may even drop to -34C, it is said

On average, temperatures in U.S. states will be 15 degrees below normal

Snow will also hit the northern Rockies, the Midwest and northern Plains

An explosive storm that is more powerful than Hurricane Sandy battered Alaska's Alutian Islands on Saturday, lashing the remote region with 96mph winds and 50-foot waves.

The remnants of Typhoon Nuri, believed to be one of the most intensive storms to ever hit the North Pacific, struck Shemya, an island on the region's far Western tip, in the early hours of the morning.

More than 120 people were forced to lock themselves indoors for safety, while ships and fishing vessels were led out of the storm's path and into protected harbours.

And the storm is only set to wreak more havoc - with forecasters expecting cold and icy air, snow and temperatures as low as -34C (-30 degrees Fahrenheit) to sweep across the U.S. next week.

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