Flooding

Breakup flooding eases in the village of Kwethluk

Life is returning to normal after flooding this week caused by an ice jam forced more than two dozen people to evacuate the village of Kwethluk on the lower Kuskokwim River.

Floodwater recedes at Manley Hot Springs

Residents of Manley Hot Springs say floodwaters have receded and they now face the job of mopping up.

Salcha floods as breakup ice jams Tanana River in Interior

An ice jam has again sent floodwaters spilling over the Old Richardson Highway in Salcha, 40 miles southeast of Fairbanks. It appears the flooding is a little worse this year than in the past few years.

Kenai River still high; no flooding apparent

Water levels remained high on the Lower Kenai River on Saturday but no flooding had been reported, according to the Kenai Peninsula Borough's Office of Emergency Management.

Lower Kenai River flood levels raise anxiety

Kenai Peninsula officials were keeping a close eye on quickly rising water levels at the Soldotna bridge on Friday. Eric Mohrmann, the borough's director of the Office of Emergency Management warned that a possible water surge could occur if the ice jam broke.

Sitka rain causes damaging mudslides

Two homes were damaged in a mudslide in Sitka on Thursday, and a second mudslide caused some flooding.

Residents of flooded village get new homes

Moose hoof Jell-O, root beer and fried chicken topped the cafeteria tables in the Crooked Creek school Thursday as the village celebrated an early Thanksgiving. The occasion: Nine families plan to move into boxy new homes designed by the Fairbanks nonprofit Cold Climate Housing Research Center over the next several days.

The Village: Watch a video of the construction

Rainfall sparks flood advisory

Recent heavy rains have resulted in a flood advisory being issued for the western Kenai Peninsula.

Heavy rain prompts flood advisory on Kenai Peninsula

The National Weather Service says heavy rains have caused a significant rise in the headwaters of the Kenai River. The river is expected to crest above flood stage Friday at Cooper Landing.

National Weather Service flood advisory for Kenai Lake watershed

Flood-ravaged Crooked Creek about to see 10 new homes

The Kuskokwim River showed no mercy to Crooked Creek this spring when a flood destroyed almost a fourth of the houses and battered others. But this summer, the village's fortunes are looking up.

Photos: Aftermath of ice-jam flooding in Crooked Creek

Kuskokwim ice jam forces village evacuation

Minimum damage seen from Mendenhall glacial flood

Minimal damage has been reported from the unique glacial flood at Mendenhall Lake.

Glacial lake outburst subsides, flood worries ease in Juneau

Floodwaters that closed spur roads and menaced several Juneau homes after a glacial dam burst have receded even more quickly than they surged, officials say.

Glacial lake outburst creates flood concerns

Floodwaters closed spur roads and menaced several homes Thursday after a release of water from a glacial dam sent a Juneau river and lake surging.

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Glacial lake outburst causes flood worries in Juneau

A flood warning is in effect in the Mendenhall Valley area of Juneau because of the sudden release of water from a glacial dam.

Flood forces some Kobuk evacuations

High water in the village of Kobuk forced some residents to travel through the village by boat Saturday and caused the National Weather Service to extend a flood warning for the Northwest Alaska community until Sunday morning.

Kuskokwim disaster declared

Gov. Sean Parnell has declared a state disaster for communities flooded by spring breakup on the Kuskokwim River.

Flooding threat subsides in Interior Alaska

Breakup in Interior Alaska is for the most part going smoothly. The threat of flooding caused by ice jams has subsided on the Koyukuk, Yukon and Tanana rivers.

Kuskokwim floodwaters recede, but threat remains downriver

Floodwaters had dropped about eight feet Thursday in Crooked Creek, but an ice jam still threatened the Kuskokwim River village.

Kuskokwim River flooding took villagers by surprise

When the worst flood in the recorded history of Crooked Creek hit the Kuskokwim River village Sunday night, the waters surged through town so fast that some villagers ran for higher ground in their sleeping clothes. A few had no shoes. One man woke to find his home afloat.

Kuskokwim ice jam forces village evacuation

Residents of Crooked Creek evacuated the tiny Kuskokwim River village after floodwater and ice washed through their homes Monday and knocked several houses from their foundations, Alaska emergency management officials said Tuesday.

Yukon River breakup posing few problems so far

The ice is going out nice and easy this spring on the Yukon River. That is just fine with people living along the banks of Alaska's largest and longest river.