Flood — Upper Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

2009-05-07 to 2009-05-08 · near Mcgrath, Upper Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 158416. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.