May 20, 2015
Warm temperatures and extreme snow melt and ice jams caused flooding of the Sagavanirktok (Sag) River for portions of the Dalton Highway and northward to the Deadhorse airport.|Several construction pads south of the airport were flooded on the west side of the highway. The most severe flooding occurred between milepost 391 and 413. The Deadhorse airport is located at milepost 414. Sandbags and berms were used to deter the floodwaters along an access road near the airport. The flooding also inter
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 591854). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Central Beaufort Sea Coast County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.