Jan 16, 2009
A series of intense tropically connected storms moved into the eastern Bering Sea beginning January 13th. The storms pushed the warm tropical air over the existing deep arctic air that had been over Alaska since the end of December 2008. High wind, snow, and freezing rain occurred throughout the south central and southwest regions of Alaska while strong north wind and snow produced blizzard conditions in the Pribilof Islands. Wind at higher elevations of the Chugach Mountains exceeded 120 mph. T
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 141799). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.