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Flood — Upr Tanana Vly Fortymile, AK

Jun 1, 2013

Flooding occurred at Tok on the evening of the 1st through the morning of the 3rd due to excessive snowmelt feeding the Tok River. The Alaska Stoves Campground was inundated, along with some local streets and several buildings on the airport. Several parking lots were covered with water. The Alaska Highway however, was not affected. Two homes were reported with some water in them; damage amount is an estimate based on a minor amount of damage from the flood water.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 455597). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Upr Tanana Vly Fortymile, AK

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