May 18, 2024
The 2024 spring breakup behaved generally more as thermal breakup of the Yukon River. In the eastern Interior, late April temperatures were warm, helping to deplete low elevation snowpack and degrade river ice across portions of the Upper Yukon River. Across the western part of the state, including the middle and lower Yukon River, breakup was slower due to a slow warmup of temperatures. This gradual warmup and large volumes of ice and water moving down the Yukon River to the Yukon Delta, resul
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1200449). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lower Yukon River County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.