Moderate flooding expected from glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital

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We expect moderate flooding from this event, not major flooding, said Nicole Serrin, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Juneau.

Since 2011 it has released glacier lake outburst floods each year that cause inundation along Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River.

A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital.

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