Flood, Dixon Ent. to Cape Decision
- When
- August 21, 11:30 PM AST to August 22, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Dixon Ent. to Cape Decision County, Hydaburg
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Flood in Alaska, August 21 to 22, 2000
Heavy rain showers over Prince of Wales Island dumped 1 to 2 inches of rain during a 6 hour period. Minor flooding occurred along small creeks and drainages and a logging road was washed out.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AJK wrote it up.
Heavy rain showers over Prince of Wales Island dumped 1 to 2 inches of rain during a 6 hour period. Minor flooding occurred along small creeks and drainages and a logging road was washed out.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5170695.