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Flood — Susitna Valley, Alaska

September 19, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

$10.4M

Area

Susitna Valley

Event narrative (NOAA)

The Susitna River at Sunshine crested at 27.66ft on 9/21/12 at 23:00 AKDT. Damages in the Susitna Valley were extensive, with several railroad bridges and smaller roads flooded and washed out. Most of the homes destroyed and damaged were in the Susitna Valley. on 9/24/12 a 51 year old man died while attempting to cross a swollen creek in a remote hunting area.

Other notable flood events in Alaska

Nern P.W. Snd · October 9, 2006$26.5M Susitna Valley · August 18, 2006$20.0M Central Beaufort Sea Coast · May 20, 2015$15.5M Lower Koyukuk Middle Ykn Vlys · May 27, 2013$15.0M Inland Kuskokwim Delta · October 11, 2025$10.0M Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns · October 23, 2002$10.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.