Flood — Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek, Alaska

2023-11-26 · near Anchorage, Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek, Alaska

Event narrative

Street flooding at the intersection of Baxter Road at Northern Lights Blvd. Water was over 1 ft. deep with chunks of ice in the water. Cars were impaired by flooding and snow covered roadways forcing cars to drive into the flooded area.

Wider weather episode

Warming temperatures and areas of mixed rain and snow caused snowmelt flooding of streets across Anchorage. Rainfall of 0.30 combined with the warming temperatures overran storm drains which were covered in ice and snow and unable to contain the runoff.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142158. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.