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Flood — Central Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska

2015-05-20 to 2015-05-25 · near Deadhorse, Central Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska

$15.5M

Property damage

Wider weather episode

Warm temperatures and extreme snow melt and ice jams caused flooding of the Sagavanirktok (Sag) River for portions of the Dalton Highway and northward to the Deadhorse airport.

Several construction pads south of the airport were flooded on the west side of the highway. The most severe flooding occurred between milepost 391 and 413. The Deadhorse airport is located at milepost 414. Sandbags and berms were used to deter the floodwaters along an access road near the airport. The flooding also interfered with daily operations on the North slope oil patch. Damage amounts reported by AK Department of Transportation.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 591854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.