Sep 19, 2012
A series of strong, wet storm systems hit Southcentral Alaska in mid-September. Each storm followed nearly the same track along the Alaska Peninsula then along the Bering Sea coast, setting up a strong moist fetch into the Southcentral Alaska. This resulted in widespread flood damage over a large area. Storm total precipitation ranged from 21 to 27 inches along the eastern Kenai Peninsula, while further inland between 6-12 inches of rain fell along the Talkeetna Mountains north to the headwat
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 406778). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wrn P.w. Snd & Kenai Mtns County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.