Jan 23, 1999
A major weather change, that began Tuesday, January 19th, gained momentum as the days moved ahead to Thursday, January 21st. A moderate 974mb low curved northeast to its position just south of Shemya at 3am Thursday. The front ahead of the low was preceded by brisk east to southeast winds. Brisk southeast winds spread northeast across the Bering, reaching the Pribilofs Thursday evening. Southeast winds also began to increase along the Alaska Peninsula, eastern Aleutians and southwest Alaska
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5680237). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kuskokwim Delta County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.