Flood — Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

2009-05-03 · near Sleetmute, Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

The annual spring river ice break up resulted in extensive flooding along the Kuskokwim river over the 11 days it took for the river to open up from its head waters in the Kuskokwim Valley to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River on the Bering Sea coast. Damage estimates are from the State of Alaska Disaster disaster declaration request to the President.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 159469. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.