May 12, 2009
Ice Jammed about 50 miles downstream of Tanana on the 11th and ice continued to pack into the back of the jam and stopped near the village of Tanana on the morning of the 12th. Flooding began in Tanana at approximately 4 am on the 12th. The water levels peaked at around 3 pm on the 12th, and it was the 2nd highest crest on record. Residents of the village reported that this was the worst flooding in 50 years, and the water levels were only 3 feet shy of the record flood of 1937. |Many sections o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 163406). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wrn Tanana Vly Wrn Yukon Vly County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.