A flood warning has been issued after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska’s capital cityJUNEAU, Alaska -- A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital. Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of Juneau. Since 2011 it has released glacier lake outburst floods each year that cause inundation along Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River. “We expect moderate flooding from this event, not major flooding,” said Nicole Serrin, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Juneau. The flood warning was in effect until Monday.

Source: ABC News October 19, 2024 23:23 UTC