Lower Yukon Valley storm history

On the lower Yukon River at Russian Mission, an ice jam formed downriver from Russian Mission near Marshall on May 21st. Major flooding began May 22nd with complete submersion of the airport runway, inundating 2-3 homes, and other miscellaneous structures. Additional homes and st…

Anvik Airport reported mixed precipitation with periods of heavy snow and low visibility with also rain and freezing rain throughout the event.

Snow transitioned to freezing rain on the evening of the 29th and eventually transitioned to rain on the morning of the 30th. The combination of freezing rain and rain falling on frozen ground caused around a tenth of an inch of ice to accumulate on the ground in Russian Mission.

Holy Cross measured 51 mph the evening of the 23rd. Strong winds continued in the area before tapering off the afternoon of the 25th.

Water levels on the Innoko River began rising to bankfull on Friday May 20th as floodwaters from an ice jam on the Yukon River started flowing into the Innoko River upstream of Shageluk. Water levels rose overbank in Shageluk on Saturday the 21st as the surge of water moved down …

Heavy snow, strong winds, and near blizzard conditions impacted the Lower Yukon Valley communities. Officials at the school in Russian Mission reported a storm total of 8 inches of new snow with significant drifting. In Anvik, visibility was one half mile or less at times with so…