Jun 10, 2023
A weather front brought high freezing levels and heavy rain to the Brooks Range. The combination of rainfall and snowmelt runoff from a late winter snowpack resulted in minor flooding along the Koyukuk River and tributaries draining the Brooks Range. Rainfall totals ranged from 1 to 2 inches between June 8th to the 10th, with the bulk of the rain falling in less than 24 hours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1120043). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in S. Slopes Of Ern Brooks Range County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.