Jul 10, 2010
An area of low pressure moved out of the Gulf of Alaska and to the Alaska-Yukon border on the 11th. As the low moved southeast and into the southern Yukon moisture wrapped around the low and produced heavy rainfall across the Fortymile County. Rainfall amounts of 3.2 inches were observed at Chicken and O'Brien Creek, which is over one quarter of the average annual rainfall in just a little over one day.|The heavy rain caused the Fortymile River at the Taylor Highway bridge to rise 22 feet and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 236250). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Upr Tanana Vly Fortymile County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.