Early breakup occurs along Yukon River

Ice is going out early along the Yukon River. Flooding has so far not been an issue.
 
The upper Yukon River broke up at Dawson City April 23rd. National Weather Service hydrologist Ed Plumb says the date is a new early ice out record.
”Beat the previous record by five days which is pretty impressive,” Plumb said. “Dawson’s had observations of ice breakup since 1896 so they have a pretty good period of record there in Dawson.”
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