How much rain has fallen in Valdez, Alaska?

[Blue_In_AK]

So much that the salmon are swimming down the highway.

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[Capt.Rocky300]

1. The same thing happened...

in the Seattle area in the past. On one occasion, I was on my way to the Seatac airport and had to stop so they could cross the road.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. It's usually ducks or geese here that we have to stop for.

Do you still live in Seattle? Are you having a particularly rainy fall or is this all falling in Alaska?

[Suich]

6. We've had something like .03" of rain

in the past 2 months or so. It's really dry here...my drought resistant plants are struggling.

Looks like you've been getting all the rain, Blue!

[Blue_In_AK]

8. We'd be happy to share, believe me.

Anchorage has had over twice as much rain this month as usual and those towns around Prince William Sound are drowning. Cordova got almost 18 inches in a three-day period last week.

[Capt.Rocky300]

10. And the Polar Ice Cap is melting...

...global climate change is a hoax devised by Al Gore to make himself rich(er).

[Capt.Rocky300]

11. Oops, forgot the sarcasm thingy.

[Blue_In_AK]

12. You didn't need the sarcasm thing for me.

I got it.

[Indpndnt]

3. How do they even get to the highway? Is a bridge flooded?

[Blue_In_AK]

4. There are floods all over Southcentral Alaska.

It's been raining pretty steady for weeks.

[Indpndnt]

13. Oh, I understand that. I'm just curious how a salmon got up on the road.

I guess a river flooded all the way up to cover a bridge on the highway? Somewhere, the rain made a river the same level as the road.

I'm also jealous of your rain, even too much rain. It's very dry in Texas and the midwest.

[Blue_In_AK]

14. I have a pretty good idea how this happened.

There are a lot of wetlands around Valdez, and the salmon come up into the shallows to spawn. Even under the best conditions the highway is only a few feet above the water level.

[rustydog]

5. Why did the Salmon cross the road?

[bluestate10]

7. It was quicker that taking fish ladders. nt

[Blue_In_AK]

9. Bwa-ha-ha.

Good one!

[Arctic Dave]

15. I think they are spawning in my crawl space.

Extratufs are coming in handy.