The Flood Warning

The weather here has been unusually warm for this time of year.

Nathaniel and Clark took the wrestlers to Scammon Bay last week for junior high districts.  We had many wrestlers medal in the top 3 of their weight class, and one champion.

Our school placed 3rd in the district.

 The hype for the week surrounded around flood warnings from the National Weather Service.  Last week a village north of us, Kotlik, had severe damage to their water and sewage systems from rising waters and ice.

We were sent home Wednesday after lunch to prepare for the flood warnings.  

We took precautions in case the water went out, so we filled up pitchers with filtered water.

We have a 5 gallon collapsable water container.

We filled up this tote full of water.

Drinking water.

Thankfully, the rising waters did not damage our village, but other villages had damage from the flood.

Warm winter temperatures turned the snow into slush.

Shallow flood waters turning into puddles of ice.

The back view of our housing unit.  Safe and sound.

High waters on our slough (runs off from the Yukon River).

Stuck inside, so I made my favorite soft pretzels.

Slushy snow.

Warm temperatures are keeping the boardwalks clear in mid-November.

Mom and daughter getting ready to go to the store on their four-wheeler.

Checking out the high waters by slough.

Finally, this weekend we got a blanket of snow that I think is here to stay.

Bright blue skies.