The remnant storms of Typhoon Halong tore into western Alaska with such ferocity that they pulled Steven Anaver's home from its foundation and buoyed it across choppy water in videos he shared Monday with The Associated Press.

The storms' blistering winds and record-high water levels laid waste to several small, coastal communities on Oct. 12, displacing more than 2,000 people and requiring one of the most significant airlifts in Alaska history.

At least one person is dead, and two more remain missing.

The water started rising quickly Saturday night in Anavers town of Kwigllinguk, one of two Yup’ik communities that were hit hardest.

Anavers looked out through his window into a pitch black darkness and howling storm. It was the worst he'd seen, even having lived through several floods and vicious storms in the past.

This time, the water level jumped at around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday. Rising to his knees inside the 3-bedroom home in about 10 minutes. The structure quaked. Booms could be heard outside and a hole was torn in one wall, letting in the frigid gale.

Then the home teetered, tilted and was floating.

Plastic bags, boxes of blankets, a leather boot and furniture cushions floated in videos Anavers took from inside, walls swaying like a ship's. Outside, the dark waters lapped the house just a few feet from the window.