Flood — Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

2021-04-19 to 2021-04-24 · near Homer, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

An ice jam formed on the lower Anchor River on April 19, 2021. Originally the ice jam formed above the stream gage on the Old Sterling Highway and over the next few days the ice jam slowly moved downstream until it broke on April 24th. The area around the Old Sterling Highway flooded - notably the DOT supply and equipment staging site for the bridge replacement this summer as well as the campgrounds along the Anchor River Road and Anchor River Road itself.

Wider weather episode

As a result of snowmelt, an ice jam occurred at Anchor Point, and held for several days, causing flooding of Anchor River Road and the nearby campgrounds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 955271. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.