Alaska, 2001

Flood in Alaska, August 8 to 10, 2001

August 8 to 10, 2001 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Juneau Borough-Western Chichagof-Admiralty Island

When
August 8, 12:00 AM AST to August 10, 2:00 PM AST
Where
Juneau Borough-Western Chichagof-Admiralty Island forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

A glacial lake encompassed by the Tulsequah Glacier released causing minor flooding along the Taku river. Logs and debris were carried downstream. A small airstrip was also briefly flooded. The river stage rose approximately 6 feet through the period, peaking at 41.9 ft.

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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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: 5257326.