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Flood in Southern Seward Peninsula-eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

Flood August 14, 1998 – August 15, 1998 · Southern Seward Peninsula-eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

The wider storm

Heavy rain Friday morning and afternoon, preceded by 3 days of rain over the area, caused several rivers on the Seward Peninsula to rise and threaten villages. Minor flooding was reported at Council, on the Niukluk River, and also at Solomon on the north coast of Norton Sound. Rainfall at Nome from the 11th through 14th was 3.34 inches, a one in ten year event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5656468. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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