spring flooding – Alaska Native News

2023 Spring Floods Update-May 20th

By Jeremy Zidek | SOA Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on May 21, 2023 Featured, State

Response in Circle, Crooked Creek, Glennallen and other flooded communities, with additional flooding possible. JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is actively responding to the impacts of flooding on the Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, Glenallen, and other areas of the state. Governor Dunleavy’s declaration of state disaster emergency for the […]

Governor Mike Dunleavy issues disaster declaration for 2023 Spring Floods

By Jeremy Zidek | SOA Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on May 16, 2023 Featured, State

Communities see major flooding at the onset of spring break-up. JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a state disaster declaration after communities on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers experienced major flooding due to ice jam. In addition, Glennallen experienced snow melt flooding in parts of the community near Moose Creek. The declaration […]