Flooding

Talkeetna water supply declared safe after flood

A spokeswoman for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough says water in Talkeetna has been pronounced safe to drink. Talkeetna was among Southcentral Alaska towns hit hard by floodwater last week.

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FLOODING

Coming storm lacks punch of earlier deluges

Water levels are still dropping across areas of Alaska hit hard by recent flooding as yet another storm, in a well-defined spiral of clouds, headed north from the Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday.
WEATHER

Kenai River's neighbors brace for high water

The latest round of widespread flooding to hit Southcentral Alaska is aimed at communities along the Kenai River. On Monday, the National Weather Service extended a flood warning until 5 p.m. Thursday over an area extending from Kenai Lake to the mouth of the river.
MAT-SU

As floods recede, Talkeetna cleans up

Instead of the "wall of water" many had feared would hit this small community, at the meeting place of three rain-swollen rivers, a sense of relief washed over town Saturday as residents woke to see floodwater subsiding.
FLOODING

Flood warning for Kenai River extended

The National Weather Service has extended a flood warning for the Kenai River until 5 p.m. on Thursday. The area included in the warning extends from Kenai Lake to the mouth of the river.
WEATHER

Flooding takes toll on roads, Alaska Railroad

Water levels in rivers and streams in the Susitna Valley continued to fall on Saturday, but the effects of the latest storm continued to be felt across Southcentral Alaska and beyond.
FLOODING

Soldotna loop road washes out

Flooding overnight washed away a section of K-Beach Road at Mile 11 near Soldotna. No one is stranded, and there is no health or safety risk.
WEATHER

Storm brings wind, rain to Southcentral

A weekend windstorm largely spared the Anchorage Bowl from the downed trees and widespread power outages feared by storm-weary residents. But the storm system was strong enough for winds of more than 100 mph to clobber portions of the upper Hillside early Sunday.
FLOODING

Fairbanks borough to present new flood risk maps

Several properties in Salcha and South Fairbanks have been added to new federal flood risk maps for the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
WEATHER

Lower elevations escape high winds

Lower elevations of the Anchorage Bowl largely were spared the heavy, destructive winds initially forecast as a rain and windstorm moved through the area Sunday. Flood warnings remain in place in the Susitna Valley and along Chester Creek in the city.
WEATHER

Village faces deadline for water line repairs

Kivalina's administrator figures the Northwest Alaska village has three weeks at most before winter freeze-up, so no time is too soon to repair a three-mile pipeline crucial to the fresh water supply.