May 19, 2023
Unusually cold weather kept ice coverage in place on rivers across Alaska in spring 2023 with breakup much later than normal. Ice started breaking up on the upper reached of the Kuskokwim River starting on May 4th when ice started showing movement at Nikolai. Ice continued to melt, move and jam into late May. A Flood Watch was issued for Red Devil on May 13 and additional flood watches would continue to be issued as ice jam flooding continued to threaten communities downstream until the ice ja
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1104174). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lower Kuskokwim Valley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.