The record
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| event_type | Avalanche |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 485,931 |
| episode_id | 81,098 |
| begin_utc | 2014-01-24T21:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2014-01-25T22:00:00+00:00 |
| state | ALASKA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | NERN P.W. SND |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 5.00K |
| damage_crops | 0.00K |
| wfo_source | Department of Highways |
| episode_narrative | A very warm and wet weather pattern for a couple of weeks over South Central Alaska resulted in numerous avalanches in the Chugach Mountains. Of note was the avalanche down snow slide gulch about 16 miles northeast of Valdez. Rainfall of 5 to 6 inches in the days prior to the avalanches down snow slide gulch are likely the reason these avalanches were so massive. The first avalanche occurred on the afternoon of January 24th resulted in nearly 40 feet of snow blocking the Lowe River and Richardson Highway. This resulted in the water to damming behind the avalanche about 1 to 1.5 miles upstream across the Richardson Highway. This was followed by a larger avalanche the afternoon of the 25th that added to the previous snow depth increasing the blockage to over 70 feet of snow. The lake formed behind the avalanche took over 5 days to drain low enough to allow DOT crews to begin removing the avalanche snow from the road. The only known damages from this were some road signs and guard rail damaged. The cost for removal of the snow to reopen the road was in the thousands of dollars. |
| year | 2,014 |
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