Oct 28, 2013
A strong low in Bristol Bay on October 24th moved into northwest Alaska as the next low in a series of lows approached Bristol Bay. This set the pattern of lows in the eastern Bering Sea that kept South Central Alaska in a frontal zone for multiple days. This weather front had a strong pressure gradient along it and a long fetch of warm air with a subtropical connection. The storm peaked on October 27th and early on the 28th before finally pushing northward and out of the area the afternoon of t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 478179). 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.