River Watch to Monitor Alaska River Breakup and Provide Ice-jam Flood Warning
![Alaska Army National Guardsmen with the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion travel from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Nome, Alaska, via UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter April 11, 2022. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal) River Watch to Monitor Alaska River Breakup and Provide Ice-jam Flood Warning](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2022-04-27.jpg)
Break-up flood potential above average due to high snow load, cold temperatures, and thick river ice JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Due to above-average snowfall, infrequent thaw/freeze episodes, and thick, in-place ice, the ice-jam flood potential for several interior Alaskan rivers is above average this spring. The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has […]