JUNEAU, Alaska — The National Weather Service has canceled a flood warning in the Juneau area.
The Weather Service issued the warning earlier for Mendenhall Lake and the Mendenhall River. It attributed the flooding, which caused at least two spur road closures and menaced several homes, to the sudden release of water from a glacial dam.
The city and borough's emergency manager said about 10 homes were in the flood area though not all were threatened. He didn't know if any were damaged.
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Weather Service meteorologist Rick Fritsch says the water levels of the lake and river rose quickly, but declined even faster Thursday afternoon and evening.