N. Burrow Street and flooding on Sept. 29 in Willow. This is the area where several homes or cabins are surrounded by water. Video shot by Stefan Hinman/PIO Mat-Su Borough.
Posted by Matanuska-Susitna Borough on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
As of Tuesday night, six Matanuska-Susitna Borough roads were closed due to flooding.
According to a Borough press release, up to 10 homes or cabins in the Willow area are either flooded or surrounded by water.
In the Houston area, as of 9 p.m. yesterday, one home was at risk of flooding, and two more are near the rising water.
Forecasters expect the rivers and creeks in the area to crest by 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The Mat-Su Borough activated an Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday afternoon.
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