As of 5:30AM
The height of the Mendenhall Lake gage is 14.42 ft
-Dropping out of Major Flood (14ft) stage by 8am.
-Dropping out of Moderate Flood (10ft) stage by 2pm.
-Dropping out of Minor Flood Stage (9ft) by 4pm.
Andrew Park from the National Weather Service told KINY, “The river has started to drop. We should be below 14 feet by 8 this morning.”
Sample of Impacts:
- 15 feet – Up to 2 feet of water will be covering Killewich Dr. Water starts to enter the backyards of houses along the south side of Marion Dr. Rivercourt Way, Lakeview Ct, Center Ct, Parkview Ct, Turn St & Northland St could have up to 1.5 feet of water over the road. Up to 1 foot of water covering Riverside Dr at Tournure St.
- 14.5 feet – Meander Way will be under 2 to 4 feet of water. Water will start to enter the lowest levels of several homes on Meander Way. Water will start to flow into backyards along Killewich Dr and onto Riverside Dr near Melvin Park. Significant flooding of multiple homes along View Dr.
- 13 feet – Water begins to flow through some backyards of homes on the northside of View Dr and flood low lying areas. Locations on View Dr will see depths of 1 to 4 feet of water in homes.
