* WHAT…Flooding caused by snowmelt and channel shift continues.
* WHERE…Matanuska River along the Old Glenn Highway between mile
markers 13 and 15.
* WHEN…Until noon AKDT Friday.
* IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 103 PM AKDT, Last week’s warm temperatures combined with
bank erosion have led to high water breaking through the
banks of the Matanuska River between the Old Glenn Highway
and the River in the Maud Road area. Water levels are
expected to remain steady following diurnal trends in snow
and glacial melt upriver.
– For Matanuska River at Palmer:
At 1:00pm the stage was 25100.0 cfs.
– Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood