Flood, Upper Yukon Valley
- When
- June 16, 12:00 AM AST to June 18, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Upper Yukon Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Flood in Alaska, June 16 to 18, 2000
A heavy mix of convective and stratiform rainfall produced flooding along the Taylor Highway in the Fortymile country near the Canadian border. The Taylor Highway was cut in a few locations by the rising waters of the Fortymile River and its tributaries as one to three inches of rain ran through the basin.
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 AFG wrote it up.
A heavy mix of convective and stratiform rainfall produced flooding along the Taylor Highway in the Fortymile country near the Canadian border. The Taylor Highway was cut in a few locations by the rising waters of the Fortymile River and its tributaries as one to three inches of rain ran through the basin. The Taylor Highway is the only road the area, and a group of tourists became stranded at the village of Eagle, which required the tour company to charter an airplane to keep the group on schedule..
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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 16 to 17, 2000
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- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, June 16, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 16 to 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 16, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, June 16, 2000
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 16, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 16, 2000
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: 5150013.