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Flood in Wrn P.w. Snd & Kenai Mtns, Alaska

Flood September 22, 2017 – September 27, 2017 · Wrn P.w. Snd & Kenai Mtns, Alaska

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS Survey team as well as photos and reports from residents along Primrose Spur road on south end of Kenai Lake confirm several days of flooded yards and road closed by state Dept. of Transportation. Resident reported flooding on the high end of normal for this biennial flooding event.

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 Moose Pass (60.3365, -149.3330).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 723278. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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