May 3, 2009
The annual spring river ice break up resulted in extensive flooding along the Kuskokwim river over the 11 days it took for the river to open up from its head waters in the Kuskokwim Valley to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River on the Bering Sea coast. Damage estimates are from the State of Alaska Disaster disaster declaration request to the President.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 159467). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kuskokwim Valley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.