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Flood in Yukon Flats Nearby Uplands, Alaska

Flood May 9, 2022 – May 13, 2022 · Yukon Flats Nearby Uplands, Alaska

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What the National Weather Service wrote

An ice jam formed the evening of May 9th in that Yukon River which caused flooding in the village of Circle. This flooding caused the road to the airport to the airport to become impassable. The Steese Highway was flooded with 12 inches of water. The high water levels caused the community well to flood requiring the well to be disinfected before it could be used again. One home had water enter the bottom floor.

The wider storm

An ice jam formed in the Yukon River approximately 6 miles down river of Circle causing flooding.

Began near Circle (65.8287, -144.0639).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1033101. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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