RSS feed source: US National Weather Service
USGS laser gauge data from Suicide basin indicates a release from the basin has started. Mendenhall lake levels are also showing a release has started. A crest is expected around Wednesday afternoon near record levels of somewhere between 16.3 and 16.8ft. * WHAT…Flooding caused by a glacier-dammed lake outburst is expected. * WHERE…The Mendenhall Lake and River near areas around the glacier visitor center, the Mendenhall campground, Skaters Cabin Road, View Drive and possibly below Back Loop bridge. * WHEN…Until 800 AM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, other low-lying areas and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 1029 AM AKDT, gauge reports indicated
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