sweetapricity/bridgedeck-noaa huggingface dataset:
A developing cold front triggered snow showers along the Eastern Shore during the morning into the early afternoon of the 26th. The snow showers and snowfall were greatest in Cecil, Caroline and Talbot Counties averaging 1 to 2 inches and less than 1 inch on average fell elsewhere along the Eastern Shore. The snow showers started between 5 a.m. and 630 a.m. EST on the 26th and finished moving through between Noon and 2 p.m. EST that afternoon. During the heavier snow bursts, untreated and less traveled roadways became snow covered and slippery.
Representative snowfall included 1.8 inches in Henderson (Caroline County), 1.2 inches in Easton (Talbot County), 1.1 inches in Elkton (Cecil County) and 1.0 inch in Denton (Caroline County).  A cold front developed over Western Pennsylvania early on the 26th and progressed southeast. It moved through the Eastern Shore from the northwest to southeast between Noon EST and 2 p.m. EST on the 26th coinciding with the end of the snow showers.

Winter Weather in TALBOT, MARYLAND
From 26-FEB-14 06:00:00 to 26-FEB-14 13:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Winter Weather in CAROLINE, MARYLAND
From 26-FEB-14 06:30:00 to 26-FEB-14 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Winter Weather in CECIL, MARYLAND
From 26-FEB-14 05:00:00 to 26-FEB-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Broad southwesterly mid-level flow brought a disturbance that crossed the Tennessee Valley during the evening of the 2nd of February.  Earlier that morning, a cold front had moved south of the Ohio River. By afternoon, temperatures had fallen into the lower 30s over southern Indiana.  By late afternoon, a widespread rain snow mix began to move northeast along the Ohio River across western Kentucky as a result of moisture overrunning a surface boundary. This mixed precipitation changed to snow along the Ohio River by late afternoon. Overnight into early Monday, a thin swath of heavy snow developed right along the Ohio River, especially southwest of Louisville, spreading from 3 to 5 inches. A very tight snowfall gradient developed across southern Indiana, where some locations 40 miles north of the Ohio River received no snow at all.

Heavy Snow in CLARK, INDIANA
From 02-FEB-14 17:00:00 to 03-FEB-14 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Four inches of snow fell overnight in Jeffersonville, which is right across the Ohio from Louisville.

Heavy Snow in HARRISON, INDIANA
From 02-FEB-14 17:00:00 to 03-FEB-14 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter in Elizabethtown - in southeast Harrison County, west of Louisville - measured 4.5 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow in FLOYD, INDIANA
From 02-FEB-14 17:00:00 to 03-FEB-14 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Around 4 inches of snow fell in New Albany, which is right across the River from Louisville.
A developing cold front triggered snow showers in Eastern Pennsylvania during the morning of the 26th. The snow showers and snowfall were greatest in Berks County, Philadelphia and its suburbs averaging 1 to 2 inches. Less than one inch of snow on average fell elsewhere in Eastern Pennsylvania. The snow showers started between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. EST on the 26th, fell at their heaviest intensity during the middle of the morning and finished moving through between 10 a.m. EST and 1130 a.m. EST that day. During the heavier snow bursts, untreated and less traveled roadways became snow covered and slippery.
Representative snowfall included 1.9 inches in West Grove (Chester County), 1.8 inches in Kutztown (Berks County),1.3 inches in Langhorne (Bucks County) and Norwood (Delaware County), 1.2 inches in Warwick (Chester County) and Gilbertsville (Montgomery County), 1.1 inches at the Philadelphia International Airport and 1.0 inch in Nottingham (Chester County) and Fleetwood (Berks County). A cold front developed over Western Pennsylvania early on the 26th and progressed southeast. It moved through Eastern Pennsylvania  between 9 a.m. EST and 11 a.m. EST on the 26th and coincided with the end of the heavier snow showers.

Winter Weather in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-FEB-14 06:00:00 to 26-FEB-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in WESTERN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-FEB-14 06:30:00 to 26-FEB-14 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in WESTERN MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-FEB-14 06:30:00 to 26-FEB-14 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in LOWER BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-FEB-14 07:00:00 to 26-FEB-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in EASTERN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-FEB-14 05:30:00 to 26-FEB-14 11:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 26-FEB-14 05:30:00 to 26-FEB-14 11:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter
A cold airmass moved down through the north central Plains to the mid Mississippi Valley into the ArklaMiss region. A deep upper trough and cold temperatures aloft persisted to the east of the Mississippi River for the past few weeks with another shot of arctic air that began to move into the region the afternoon of January 23rd. A weak upper disturbance increased moisture across the area, and enough moisture and cold air was available for snow to begin falling on the afternoon of January 23rd. The highest snowfall totals of 1-3 inches occurred in northern Concordia to southern Catahoula parishes in Louisiana. Snowfall persisted into the early afternoon hours of January 24th before the moisture moved out the area.

Heavy Snow in CATAHOULA, LOUISIANA
From 23-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 24-JAN-14 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two to three inches of snow fell across the southern portion of the county.

Heavy Snow in CONCORDIA, LOUISIANA
From 23-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 24-JAN-14 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two to three inches of snow fell across the far southwestern portion of the county.
A skier on Mount Glory was injured when an avalanche on the Chicken Scratch route buried him to the hips. The skier triggered the one foot deep avalanche at an elevation of 9600 feet during the late morning of Thursday, January 9.
The following day, Friday, January 10, a snowboarder was injured when he triggered a slide just north of State Highway 22 on Teton Pass. The avalanche carried him to the roadway and partially buried him. The slide was about one foot deep and occurred around 1100MST.
Lastly, a snowmobiler triggered and was subsequently buried by an avalanche near Ski Lake on Friday afternoon, January 10. The man was quickly uncovered by other people and was only injured. The slide was the last of three avalanches that injured people during a two-day period of high avalanche danger in the western Wyoming mountains.

Avalanche in TETON & GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS, WYOMING
From 10-JAN-14 15:30:00 to 10-JAN-14 15:30:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Avalanche in TETON & GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS, WYOMING
From 09-JAN-14 11:00:00 to 09-JAN-14 11:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Avalanche in TETON & GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS, WYOMING
From 10-JAN-14 11:00:00 to 10-JAN-14 11:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Park/Forest Service
Bitterly cold Arctic air resulted in a prolonged period of very dangerous wind chills of -40�� to -50�� across northwest Wisconsin. The coldest period was early Monday January 6th. The observed wind chills Monday morning included -53�� near Shell Lake, -51�� near Clam Lake, -49�� at Glidden, -48�� at Superior, Siren, and Phillips, and -44�� at Hayward.  Most schools and some businesses were closed both Monday and Tuesday.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ASHLAND, WISCONSIN
From 04-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN
From 04-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BURNETT, WISCONSIN
From 04-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DOUGLAS, WISCONSIN
From 04-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in IRON, WISCONSIN
From 04-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PRICE, WISCONSIN
From 04-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SAWYER, WISCONSIN
From 04-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WASHBURN, WISCONSIN
From 04-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS
A strong cold front produced strong gusty west winds as it moved through Eastern Pennsylvania between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. EST on the 6th. The cold frontal passage initiated the onslaught of a brutally cold arctic air mass that peaked the next day. Peak wind gusts were around 45 mph and knocked over weak tree limbs and wires. These included 51 mph in Forks Township (Northampton County), 49 mph in Newtown Square (Delaware County), 48 mph in Lenhartsville (Berks County), 46 mph at the Lehigh Valley International Airport, 45 mph at the Philadelphia International Airport and Gilbertsville (Montgomery County) and 41 mph in Mount Pocono (Monroe County).

Strong Wind in BERKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 06:00:00 to 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 42.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MONROE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 06:30:00 to 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 06:30:00 to 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in LEHIGH, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 06:30:00 to 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in EASTERN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 07:00:00 to 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in UPPER BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 07:00:00 to 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 06:30:00 to 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 1.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 06:30:00 to 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WESTERN MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 07:00:00 to 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in EASTERN MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 to 06-JAN-14 08:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 to 06-JAN-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in LOWER BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 06-JAN-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA
From 06-JAN-14 07:30:00 to 06-JAN-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 1.10K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet
The unseasonably cold arctic air mass resulted in ice jam flooding along the Delaware River north of the jam in Bucks County and along the Lehigh River in Northampton County before its confluence with the Delaware River on January 8th and 9th.

Flood in BUCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
From 08-JAN-14 17:50:00 to 09-JAN-14 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MORRISVILLE
Flood cause: Ice Jam
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The unseasonably cold arctic air mass resulted in ice jam flooding along the Delaware River north of the jam in Bucks County on January 8th and 9th. The ice jam started to form near the U.S. Route 1 Bridge on the night of the 7th and flooding began on the 8th. The flooding caused the closure of River Road (State Route 32) from Black Rock Road in Lower Makefield Township south through to East Trenton Avenue/Calhoun Street Bridge in Morrisville Borough. The road was re-opened at Noon EST on January 9th. The flooding caused a dual problem because of the low temperatures. As roadways flooded, they also became icy. Islands in the middle of the Delaware River were completely submerged. The Delaware River in Trenton was above its 20 foot flood stage at times from 550 p.m. EST on the 8th through 800 a.m. EST on the 9th. It crested at 20.76 feet at 730 p.m. EST on the 8th.

Flood in NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
From 08-JAN-14 15:30:00 to 09-JAN-14 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ODENWELDER
Flood cause: Ice Jam
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

An ice jam along the Lehigh River caused flooding along Lehigh Drive (State Route 2026) from the Old Glendon Bridge to its confluence with the Delaware River. In West Easton Borough from the afternoon of the 8th into the morning of the 9th. A vehicle became stuck in four feet of icy water on Lehigh Drive after driving around a barricade. Temperatures that rose above freezing on the 9th and 10th helped ease the ice jam.
A strong north Pacific storm pushed a front into the southern mainland of Alaska March 10th producing heavy snow along with strong wind that resulted in a Blizzard across the northern Kenai Peninsula. Nearly a foot and a half of snow fell along with wind gusts that exceeded 70 mph through Portage Valley. This combination of snow and high winds created a blizzard over the northern Kenai Peninsula. On the northwest and west side of this storm, strong northwest wind coupled with snow and blowing snow resulted in blizzard conditions across the Pribilof Islands to the Alaska Peninsula.

Blizzard in WRN P.W. SND & KENAI MTNS, ALASKA
From 10-MAR-14 09:00:00 to 10-MAR-14 18:30:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Blizzard in PRIBILOF ISLANDS, ALASKA
From 10-MAR-14 13:00:00 to 10-MAR-14 21:00:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Blizzard in ALASKA PENINSULA, ALASKA
From 12-MAR-14 10:30:00 to 12-MAR-14 22:30:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS
Cold arctic air and modest amounts of moisture resulted in light freezing rain, sleet and snow over southern portions of North Texas. Slick roads resulting from the wintry precipitation caused several accidents.

Winter Weather in BELL, TEXAS
From 23-JAN-14 18:00:00 to 24-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Several vehicles became stuck on icy roads and bridges. Northbound I-35 traffic came to a stop where tractor trailers could not make it up the incline.
Unseasonably cold air settled over Arkansas early in April. Early on the morning of the 7th, a weak area of low pressure aloft moved across the state, setting off some light snow in the highest elevations in northwest and north central Arkansas.

Winter Weather in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 07-APR-14 04:00:00 to 07-APR-14 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Light snow fell at Mt. Sherman.

Winter Weather in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 07-APR-14 04:00:00 to 07-APR-14 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Light snow fell at Hill Top.
A single cloud to ground lightning strike in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia damaged a transformer and nearby windows.

Lightning in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
From 19-FEB-14 10:45:00 to 19-FEB-14 10:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: MANAYUNK
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A single cloud-to-ground lightning strike struck and caused a transformer explosion on Hermit Street in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. The concussive force of the transformer explosion damaged the windows of at least six homes in the area. One home suffered damage to a dozen windows. The vibrations from the explosion were felt up to one mile away. No serious injuries were reported.
An unstable northwest flow aloft across the Snowy Mountains resulted in the development of instability heavy snow bands across portions of Yellowstone County during the evening hours of January 31st continuing into the early morning hours of February 1st.

Winter Storm in YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA
From 01-FEB-14 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 06:45:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Numerous snow bands formed over the city of Billings resulting in 6 to 7 inches of snow.
A band of showers and thunderstorms moved quickly east during the late afternoon on the 3rd.  A nearly stationary west to east front was draped across northern Kentucky into West Virginia.  With more heat and instability located over eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, the southern end of this band of convection was stronger, compared to further north.

Thunderstorm Wind in KANAWHA, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-APR-14 16:20:00 to 03-APR-14 16:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: CROSS LANES
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Power lines were blown down across Interstate 64 and Goff Mountain Road.  The roads were temporarily closed.

Thunderstorm Wind in KANAWHA, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-APR-14 16:25:00 to 03-APR-14 16:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: SISSONVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trees were blown down onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in KANAWHA, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-APR-14 16:25:00 to 03-APR-14 16:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: WALLACE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A house on Kay Neva Lane had siding blown off.  A few other houses in the vicinity had a few shingles ripped off.

Thunderstorm Wind in PUTNAM, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-APR-14 16:10:00 to 03-APR-14 16:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: TEAYS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PUTNAM, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-APR-14 16:00:00 to 03-APR-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: HURRICANE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Trees fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 03-APR-14 16:30:00 to 03-APR-14 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRANCHLAND
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A tree fell onto a parked pickup truck and a house.  Only minor damage occurred.
A band of showers and thunderstorms moved quickly east during the late afternoon on the 3rd.  A nearly stationary west to east front was draped across northern Kentucky into West Virginia.  With more heat and instability located over eastern Kentucky, the southern end of this band of convection was stronger, compared to further up the Ohio River.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENUP, KENTUCKY
From 03-APR-14 15:15:00 to 03-APR-14 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLATWOODS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Trees were blown down onto power lines.
A potent winter storm spread heavy snow across parts of Southeast Oregon and Southwest Idaho on the 7th of the month.

Heavy Snow in WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY, IDAHO
From 07-FEB-14 10:30:00 to 07-FEB-14 22:30:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

KMVT and various social media reported six 9 inches of snow across the area.

Heavy Snow in LOWER TREASURE VALLEY, IDAHO
From 07-FEB-14 10:00:00 to 07-FEB-14 22:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A NWS employee and the public reported four to seven inches of snow across the area.
A persistent anomalous high amplitude upper level ridge over the eastern Pacific and western North America started to build to the north and cutoff over Southeast Alaska in mid January. The series of atmospheric rivers that affected Southeast Alaska from the mid December through the end of January shifted to the west by the third week. This shift refocused the stream of moisture from the tropics to the west and was pointed right at the Northern Gulf of Alaska coast. This atmospheric river was evident from satellite imagery. When the warm front moved over the Yakutat area in the morning hours of the 23rd the weather sounding recorded the highest ever precipitable water value for that time of year, one point zero seven inches. There was about 36 hours of moderate to heavy precipitation as the front was slow to move across the area. The large amount of rain during that time period produced minor to moderate flooding over the Yakutat area.

Flood in YAKUTAT COASTAL, ALASKA
From 23-JAN-14 10:00:00 to 24-JAN-14 12:00:00 (AKST-9)
Location: YAKUTAT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 17.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

The persistent onshore flow with numerous weather systems moving over the Yakutat area from mid December through the end of January produced thirty-four point forty-five inches in forty-four days with only two days of no rain. It was the 5th wettest forty-four day period on record for that time period with an daily average rainfall amount greater than three quarters of an inch. January was also the 4th wettest on record with three daily records on the, 5th(three point sixty one), 22nd(three point thirty six) and the 23rd(three point ninety five). Minor to moderate flooding was reported across the Yakutat area on the 23rd and 24th after seven point thirty one inches of rain fell at the airport and nine point ninety six inches fell at the Situk River gauge in just under 2 days. The combination of record rainfall amounts and very moist antecedent soil conditions produced a lot of runoff into streams and drainage ditches. The massive amount of runoff caused the Situk River to crest at seventy-two point seventy one feet which is the second highest crest in the 26 year record. The camp ground, trail and boat launch near the nine mile bridge along the Situk River flooded significantly. Forest Highway #10 going out to the upper Situk River and to the Harlequin Lake was flooded in certain areas with some spots along the road totally washed out.  There was also flooding that took place along the lower portions of the Situk River with portions of the established trail system destroyed. The road going out to the lower Situk River landing near mile marker 4.2 was flooded and the road going out to Canon Beach was flooded with about a foot of water. The road going out to Tawa Creek and Lost River was also flooded.