Flood in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Flood September 21, 2017 – September 27, 2017 · Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding in many yards and at least one cabin along Snug Harbor Road. The lake edge is normally about another 30 feet off the deck. NWS survey crews found flooded boat launches at both Cooper Landing Boat Launch and Quartz Creek Campground Boat Launch. The public also reported flooding of various parking lots around the Cooper Landing area via Social Media.

The wider storm

Snow Lake, a glacier-dammed lake in the Kenai Mountains, released on September 16th. The draining of the lake caused the Snow River, Kenai Lake, and the Kenai River to rise significantly. Flow measured on the Snow River was measured to be about 15 times the normal flow expected for September. Snow glacier-dammed lake typically releases every 2 years, usually during the fall.

Began near Soldotna (60.4736, -149.6777).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 723277. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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