Emergency Ops Center Deactivates in Mat-Su

Mat-Su Borough, Sept. 30, 10 am—Rivers crested and dropped a foot in places over night. Six roads remain closed as Mat-Su Borough Public Works assesses the road damages from water. "If the roads are safe to travel, the barricades are coming down," said Terry Dolan, Deputy Operations Chief in the Emergency Operations Center.

Borough officials are also assessing the number of potentially flooded homes and cabins in Willow and Houston. Last night the figure was up to possibly 10 homes in Willow that had water up to their foundations.

The Emergency Operations Center deactivated this morning, sending staff back to regular work, but remaining on standby for possible rain Thursday night and Friday.

Here is a link to a video of Kenny Boulevard today (Wed. Sept. 30) after the water dropped 16 inches, shot by Willow Fire Chief Mahlon Greene.

As of 12:45 pm, N. Burrows Street reopened.

Here is a link to the river levels by NOAA, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

The call center is deactivated until further notice. Updates on the MatSu Flooding event will be posted here and on the Borough facebook page.

Here is the latest road closure map Sept. 30 with the only changes being the removal of some flood reports at river gauges.

"Because this not a declared disaster, there's no emergency funds. The biggest challenge now will be paying for road repairs," Dolan said. "Kenny Boulevard, alone, will likely cost tens of thousands of dollars."

Patty Sullivan, PIO, Mat-Su Borough, 355-0103, psullivan@matsugov.us
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