Flood in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Flood April 19, 2021 – April 24, 2021 · 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

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Homer (59.7664, -151.8644).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 955271. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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