Flood in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Flood January 12, 2025 – January 14, 2025 · Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Warm weather caused the breakup of ice on the Anchor River near Anchor Point. Initially river rises were reported on the portion of the Anchor River between the Sterling Highway Bridge and the Old Sterling Highway bridge, as ice moved downstream. Ice eventually became entrenched below the old Sterling Highway bridge, flooding the Anchor Point road and compromising residents ability to reach their homes. Additional widespread flooding was reported in the Anchor River Campground.

The wider storm

An extended period of very warm weather mobilized ice on the Anchor River, which caused rapid melting in January that loosened ice on the river and caused numerous ice jams along the river as ice moved from the upstream Anchor River gauge to the downstream gauge. This ice eventually flushed out by the end of January.

Began near Homer (59.7696, -151.8397).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1236593. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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