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Flood — Upr Tanana Vly Fortymile, AK

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.

Flood Risk Context for Upr Tanana Vly Fortymile, AK

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