A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin. The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River late Tuesday through Wednesday.
Residents are advised to evacuate the potential flood inundation area.
Officials recommend residents in the 17ft lake level inundation zone evacuate the area until the flood waters recede and an “All Clear” message is sent via the Wireless Emergency Alert system and/or CBJ Alerts. To see if your home or business is in the inundation area, utilize the 17FT Mendenhall Lake map (shown with HESCO barriers OFF) at JuneauFlood.com
- A Red Cross shelter is available at Floyd Dryden Gymnasium (3800 Mendenhall Loop Road). Visit ly/JuneauFloodReady for more on how and where to evacuate.
- To shelter evacuated pets, contact Juneau Animal Rescue at (907) 789-6997. The Red Cross is not able to accommodate pets at Floyd Dryden.
Evacuation Routes: To avoid congestion and road or bridge closures, please follow the evacuation routes below.
- Residents north of Division Street, please travel north on Riverside Drive, toward Mendenhall (Back) Loop Road and out of the inundation area.
- Residents south of Division Street, travel south on Riverside Drive, turn left on Stephen Richards Memorial Drive, towards Mendenhall Loop Road.
- On Rivercourt Way, travel south on Riverside Drive, toward Egan Drive
- On the west side of the Mendenhall River, travel west on Mendenhall (Back) Loop Road toward Auke Bay (avoid Back Loop Bridge).
- West of Brotherhood Bridge, travel west on Glacier Highway toward Auke Bay
Do not go near the river.
Approaching the river during a flood warning endangers yourself and first responders and interferes with residents evacuating. Find links to watch live footage of the river from multiple cameras at bit.ly/JuneauFloodReady.
Flood Information Hotline is live. Call 907-500-0890 for non-emergency questions.
For emergency reports, call 911 immediately.
For the latest information, visit bit.ly/JuneauFloodReady or follow CBJ and Tlingit and Haida on Facebook. Sign up for emergency alerts by visiting bit.ly/CBJAlerts or texting CBJ to 38276.