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Flood in Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek, Alaska

Flood August 7, 2024 – August 8, 2024 · Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek, Alaska

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain from an atmospheric river caused widespread street flooding across Anchorage. Streams were high and storm drains had trouble containing the runoff which caused several streets to flood. An NWS employee reported that they encountered water which was almost over their car hood and nearly stalled out from the high water.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Anchorage (61.2069, -149.8422).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1209272. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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