The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a special weather statement of a potential for ice jams on the Kenai River from the Kenai Keys to Soldotna.
Observed and forecasted abnormally cold temperatures across the Western Kenai Peninsula through the middle of this week will increase the potential for freeze-up, ice jams along the lower portion of the Kenai River from the Kenai Keys downstream to Soldotna.
A local observer reports the river is mostly frozen downstream of the Soldotna Bridge, but remains mostly open upstream to the Kenai Keys. This sets the stage for the potential of anchor ice buildup on the river bed and hanging ice dams along the river that could cause localized overflow flooding.
Locations that have had previous flooding issues due to ice buildup include the Big Eddy area and the Riverside Drive/Eddy Lane Subdivision.
