Heavy Rain — Denali, Alaska

2012-06-01 to 2012-06-02 · near Healy, Denali, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain fell from the early evening of the 1st into the morning hours on the 2nd. The heavy rain caused a rock slide in the Nenana River Canyon at MP 239.5 along the Parks Highway that sent debris onto the Parks Highway just north of Denali National Park. Rainfall amounts ranged from 1.53 inches at Denali Park Headquarters to 1.66 inches at the Healy River Airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 374490. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.