May 22, 2009
A significant amount of water and ice combined with ice jams in the vicinity of the village as well as downriver produced flooding in the village of Alakanuk. The flooding was compounded by 2 to 5 miles of shore-fast ice at the mouth of the Yukon River. The water levels rose during the early morning hours on the 23rd, and started to flood parts of the village. By the afternoon of the 23rd, water inundated many of the low lying structures. The water levels continued to rise, and by the 24th there
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 163457). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Yukon Delta County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.