May 11, 2016
Village officials reported two ice jams along the Inmachuk river near Deering Alaska. The combination of the ice jams along with warm temperatures and snow melt helped raise the river levels of the Inmachuk river. Water began to flood the road leading to the Deering Airport on May 11th. A spokesman with the state division of homeland security and emergency management said the waters over the road were 3 feet deep. This prompted a pair of disaster declarations from area authorities. The flood cau
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 638653). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nrn & Intr. Seward Peninsula County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.