Juneau Braces for Major Flooding as River Continues to Rise

City of Harrison urges some residents to evacuate as river threatens flooding

Impacted areas include State Street, Campbell Road, Featherwood Drive, Flinstone Drive, Dare Road, Park Avenue and Walnut Road.

Receding Mendenhall Glacier causes flash flooding in parts of Juneau, Alaska

For the fourth year in a row, the receding Mendenhall Glacier has caused a flash flood in a river that cuts through a densely populated part of Juneau, Alaska.

Juneau glacier outburst flooding crests

The glacier outburst flood in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley has crested and the waters are receding, according to the National Weather Service office in Juneau.

Juneau residents grapple with whether to stay or flee as glacial outburst floodwaters rise • Washington State Standard

Ann Lind looks out from her balcony on Marion Drive at the Mendenhall River as it rises on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)As the Mendenhall River swells with glacial outburst floodwater, hundreds of people living in the suburban valley below spent Tuesday night and Wednesday preparing to evacuate or hunker down. The National Weather Service predicts the flood will crest Thursday. Officials managing the flood response recommended …

Juneau anxiously holds its breath as glacial floodwaters rise

Officials in Alaska are warning that ice melt from a glacier high above the capital of Juneau could pose a threat to homes and businesses in the inundation zone.

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

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