‘Harrowing experience’ for those left to fend for themselves in the 2025 glacial lake outburst flood Like many in the neighborhood, Thorington never expected to be impacted by a glacial lake outburst flood (Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard, University of Alaska Southeast) Rumsey also said an additional geotechnical Smith said during the 2024 outburst flood, they were able to save the crawl space. The Winters' mailbox was damaged in the 2025 glacial lake outburst flood.

Workers spent two weeks performing riverbank stabilization for flood protection along airport’s Emergency contractors placed large rocks at a key point along the Mendenhall River where the past two years’ glacial lake outburst floods had eroded and undercut the riverbank adjacent to the road used for both hiking

Water from a glacial lake outburst flood covers streets at the intersection of Lakeview Court and Meander (Natalie Buttner / Juneau Independent) Original story 2:20 a.m.: A glacial lake outburst flood from Suicide Live river footage from multiple cameras is available at the Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard , along with This year’s outburst flood was detected at about 9:20 a.m. Tuesday. lake outburst flood. 

Outburst Flood Response, Mitigation & Preparedness," a foremost issue for city leaders since annual record flooding began in 2023. to mitigate the potential widespread damage" from future floods, and that the city has spent about $11.2 The Corps of Engineers has committed funding and other resources towards flood mitigation, for instance "I think that conversation started with respect to the glacial outburst flood," Siddon said.

Federal officials also said they plan to select a preferred long-term Mendenhall Valley flood mitigation discussed was a $25 million buyout program for View Drive residents that could occur before another flood lake outburst floods from Suicide Basin in early to mid August. of this year’s flood — the first with the barriers in place. levees or floodwalls, 3) bypass channels, 4) a Suicide Basin lake tap and 5) infrastructure relocation

Workers seeking to stabilize site that suffered erosion during previous flooding; trail set to reopen An excavator operator then placed the rocks individually to stabilize the site after repeated glacier lake outburst floods eroded the embankment.

Disposal plans for waste and debris in place if another glacial flood occurs, but dropoffs now will greatly hazardous materials may have spilled after the Aug. 6, 2024, glacial outburst flood. lake outburst flood similar to last year’s occurs, officials say. waste items are disposed of now rather than after a flood. Flood Dashboard that provides online monitoring, maps, safety tips and other data.

lake outburst floods largely depends on how quickly Mendenhall Glacier retreats. flooding .  The maps can help measure ice thickness, predict the lifespan of outburst floods and survey future basins She said the joint approach the city and tribe took to respond to the 2025 glacial lake outburst flood lake outburst floods. 

Evacuations strongly advised by the city; those in the flood zone take different approaches Norman Staton lake outburst flooding are preparing to leave or ride out the crest. Jake Waid lives on Center Court and took a similar approach to embracing humor during the flood. “But it makes me think that if it does get flooded, it could be through those storm drains.” He noted the lake stage being below flood stage before the release started Tuesday bodes well.

flood in August of 2024. flood that damaged hundreds of homes, part of a hold on funds nationwide by the Trump administration About $1.7 million for an estimated 10 flood-related projects are on hold, said Ryan O'Shaughnessy, emergency The FEMA situation also doesn’t directly affect funding for local flood protection resources from the However, a preferred long-term flood solution referred to as a "lake tap" has a projected cost of $613

Building on track despite rise in projected cost; mayor proposes redirecting $5M from civic center to flood initiating an effort to redirect $5 million set aside for the project to cover mitigation costs of glacial lake outburst floods in the Mendenhall Valley. transfer, suggesting $1 million be directed toward maintenance costs resulting from this year’s record flood big fan of this project so I'm not withdrawing my support by any stretch of the imagination, but a flood

The riverbed’s rock has recently been exposed following the Mendenhall River’s change after glacial lake outburst floods. Next door, Don Habeger was preparing his home for this year’s flood. “If we’re going to top the berm, the street is already flooded. “I just feel terrible for all the neighbors who actually get flooded.