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Flood — Copper River Basin, AK

Oct 10, 2006

A strong storm in the north Pacific moved into the eastern Bering Sea Monday October 8th. This storm produced strong wind along and in advance of a strong weather front associated with the storm. Strong northwest wind occurred around the west side of this storm in the Eastern Aleutians. This storm had a strong tropical connection that pushed copious amounts of rain into the Prince William Sound area, Cook Inlet, the Susitna Valley, and the Copper River Basin. Along with the extremely heavy rainf

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 2353). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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