Alaska had never experienced a major disaster in a highly populated area before, and had very limited resources for dealing with the effects of such an event.
ɐlˈæskə hæd nˈɛvɚɹ ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ dɪzˈæstɚɹ ɪn ɐ hˈaɪli pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛɹiə bᵻfˈoːɹ, ænd hæd vˈɛɹi lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz fɔːɹ dˈiːlɪŋ wɪððɪ ɪfˈɛkts ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐn ᵻvˈɛnt.