Flood in Alaska, October 18 to 20, 2004

Name: Flood in Alaska, October 18 to 20, 2004
Start: 2004-10-18T14:00
End: 2004-10-20T20:00
Location: Alaska

October 18 to 20, 2004 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $22,000
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, Kuskokwim Delta

When: October 18, 2:00 PM AST to October 20, 8:00 PM AST
Where: Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
Property damage: $22,000
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

An intense 948 MB low moved into the northern Bering sea overnight Monday October 18th. The resultant long fetch of storm to hurricane force wind produced a storm surge. This surge pushed into the Bering Sea coast along the Kuskokwim Delta Monday night and Tuesday. The surge coupled with high tides resulted in coastal flooding and beach erosion. A 10,000 gallon bulk fuel tank located on the bank of Baird Inlet, Newtok AK, was at risk of sliding into the water as a result of the erosion from the high tides and storm surge. The tank was emptied and secured. The AWOS located at Hopper Bay was damaged by the storm and has been rendered inoperable.

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

Every storm in Alaska in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Alaska, October 2004

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5425096.