Flood in Upper Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

Flood May 7, 2009 – May 8, 2009 · Upper Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

$60K

Damage as recorded

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

The wider storm

High water in the Kuskokwim River at McGrath due to snow melt caused serious erosion to the levee along Takotna Avenue that acts as a levee that keeps water from flooding the city of McGrath. It was reported that 8 feet of road was falling into the river each hour during the afternoon hours on the 7th. The water gradually receded by the afternoon of the 8th. The damage estimates for this event include the costs to repair the levee.

Began near Mcgrath (62.9565, -155.5850).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 158416. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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