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LIVE UPDATES: Juneau’s 2026 glacial outburst flood
The City and Borough of Juneau is closing several facilities ahead of the imminent flood on Wednesday and Thursday including:. • Nearby fields: Dimond Park, Melvin Park, Mendenhall River Community School. Trail closures include:. • Kaxdigoowu Heen Dei Trail. • Juneau International Airport’s Emergency Vehicle Access Road or EVAR, which...
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Weather Service predicts Juneau’s Suicide Basin will be full Tuesday or Wednesday
Forecasters expect the glacial lake responsible for producing Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood to be full this week. The National Weather Service predicts that Suicide Basin will fill to the top on Tuesday, Aug. 11 or Wednesday, Aug. 12. That’s a bit later than the initial estimate since cool, dry weather fills the basin more slowly than warm and rainy weather.
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Weather Service predicts Juneau’s Suicide Basin will fill between Aug. 8-12
The National Weather Service predicts the glacial lake responsible for producing Juneau’s annual glacial outburst flood will fill a bit later than the initial forecast. Suicide Basin is expected to fill to the top between Aug. 8 and 12. That’s around the same time as last year, and a bit later than an initial estimate between Aug. 5 and 10. The timing is still subject to change. Warm and rainy weather fills the basin more quickly than cool and dry weather.
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Heavy Rain for Eastern Kenai Peninsula, Summer Showers in Southcentral, and Sunshine with 70s for Fairbanks and Juneau
ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) - Moderate to heavy rain and river runoff is possible, and it may lead to flooding in low-lying areas of the southern Kenai Peninsula beginning early Sunday morning. This includes Seward, Whittier, and Portage. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch which remains in effect through Tuesday. Most of the rainfall—3 to 5 inches is likely to fall between Sunday and Monday morning. However, the storm total through Tuesday could drop up to 8 inches in some areas. In the meantime, southeast winds with gusts to 60 mph are also possible along Turnagain Arm.
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Juneau is bracing as a glacier flood threatens nearly 1,900 Alaska homes
Nearly 1,900 homes in Juneau, Alaska, sit in the path of a glacial outburst flood that federal monitors expect to begin within days. Water trapped behind Mendenhall Glacier in Suicide Basin is approaching the overflow channel, and the National Weather Service’s Juneau forecast office placed the most likely release window in mid-July 2026 based on basin elevation estimates and recent calving activity. The annual cycle of glacier-dammed lake releases has grown into a recurring emergency for a residential corridor that keeps expanding toward the river.
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Taku River glacial outburst flood crests without breaching riverbanks
A glacial outburst flood on the Taku River south of Juneau crested early Wednesday morning. Water rushed out of Lake No Lake, a basin dammed by the Tulsequah Glacier in British Columbia. Aaron Jacobs is the senior service hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Juneau. He said the release...
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Juneau fireworks show postponed due to weather
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - Juneau’s annual fireworks show has been postponed until 11:59 p.m. July 4 because of poor weather, according to a Facebook post from the City and Borough of Juneau. City officials said showers and gusty winds were expected to continue into the early evening, preventing the...
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Juneau issues preemptive disaster declaration ahead of 2026 glacial outburst flood
The Juneau Assembly passed a resolution Thursday declaring a local emergency in anticipation of the annual glacial outburst flood expected later this summer. Since the catastrophic 2024 flood impacted around 300 homes in the Mendenhall Valley, the city has been operating under an ongoing emergency due to the continued threat to the community. Last year, the city issued a preemptive disaster declaration nearly a week before the record-breaking flood on Aug. 13.
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Deployment Spotlight: Cory Haberman’s Alaska Flood Mission
The Mission: Deployment to execute advance flood mitigation measures along the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska. The Threat: Annual glacial lake outburst floods caused by water releasing rapidly from Suicide Basin. Key Specialist: Cory Haberman, National Flood Fight Material Center Program Manager from the USACE Rock Island District. Interagency Action:...
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Juneau breaks its snowfall record with over 200 inches
Juneau set a new snowfall record during the 2025–26 season, reaching 201.2 inches at the Juneau International Airport and surpassing the previous record of 197.9 inches from the 2006–07 season. Seasonal snowfall totals for Juneau’s official station are tracked from July 1 through June 30, since measurable snow...