Flood — Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek, Alaska

2024-08-07 to 2024-08-08 · near Anchorage, Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek, Alaska

Event narrative

Heavy rains in Anchorage caused rapid rises on streams in the city. Chester Creek rose just over moderate flood stage with a crest of 5.03 ft on 8/7/24 at 11:45pm, with a secondary crest of 5.05 ft at 11:45am on 8/8/24. The high waters on Chester Creek severely flooded trails along the creek and encroached on homes near Chester Creek just immediately east of Arctic Blvd. In addition, Anchorage OEM sent out pumps to protect homes along 19th Ave. between Spenard Rd and Arctive Blvd due to flooding concerns.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rains associated with an Atmospheric River dropped record setting heavy rain over the Anchorage Bowl causing widespread street flooding with high water on streams in the city.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1209260. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.