Flood in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Flood December 10, 2024 – December 12, 2024 · Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Warm temperatures caused snowmelt to raise river levels and dislodged ice cover on the Anchor River, from the Old Sterling Highway downstream to near Anchor Point. Ice jammed at several locations along the river and caused flooding of parklands along the Anchor River and flooded areas of Anchor Point Road. Road closures were monitored by DOT.

The wider storm

Warm temperatures from a chinook event brought warmer temperatures to the Kenai Peninsula and mobilized ice on the Anchor River causing high water and flooding near near Anchor Point, AK.

Began near Homer (59.7714, -151.8550).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1220907. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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