« View county listFlood AdvisoryAKZ222-200145-
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MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY AK-
302 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 300 PM AKDT TO 600 PM AKDT SUNDAY
FOR THE CHENA RIVER DOWN RIVER FROM THE NORDALE ROAD BRIDGE AND UP
RIVER FROM FORT WAINWRIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ICE JAM FLOODING FOR THE CHENA RIVER DOWN RIVER
FROM THE NORDALE ROAD BRIDGE AND UP RIVER FROM FORT WAINWRIGHT
* UNTIL 600 PM AKDT SUNDAY
* AN ICE JAM ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE CHENA RIVER IS CAUSING WATER
TO BACK UP INTO SEVERAL YARDS AND PROPERTIES...PRODUCING MINOR
FLOODING.
* MINOR FLOODING OF SEVERAL YARDS AND AN OUTBUILDING WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED IN THE ENGLAND CIRCLE AREA. HOWEVER OTHER SECTIONS OF THE
RIVER IN THIS AREA MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING THROUGH
SUNDAY AS WATER LEVELS FLUCTUATE DUE TO ICE JAMS FORMING AND
RELEASING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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LAT...LON 6484 14756 6485 14744 6484 14744 6483 14757
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Flood WatchAKZ220-200100-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
INCLUDING...FORT YUKON...VENETIE...CENTRAL...CIRCLE...
STEVENS VILLAGE...BEAVER...CHALKYITSIK...BIRCH CREEK...
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS...EAGLE SUMMIT...TWELVEMILE SUMMIT
348 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE YUKON RIVER AT CIRCLE...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* THE YUKON RIVER AT CIRCLE.
* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* THE YUKON RIVER ICE STARTED MOVING IN EAGLE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING MAY 17TH. THE ICE MOVED FOR THREE HOURS BEFORE A JAM
FORMED DOWNSTREAM. EAGLE EXPERIENCED MODERATE FLOODING UNTIL
THE JAM BROKE FREE SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THE CONDITION OF THE
ICE BETWEEN EAGLE AND CIRCLE COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE FORMATION
OF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS.
* THE BREAKUP FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PAST CIRCLE SOMETIME
EARLY NEXT WEEK. IF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS FORM UPSTREAM OF
CIRCLE...A SURGE OF WATER MAY MOVE DOWNRIVER WHEN THE ICE JAMS
RELEASE. WHEN THE BREAKUP FRONT MOVES PAST CIRCLE...WATER
COULD START RISING RAPIDLY IF ICE FLOWS BACK UP BEHIND THE
BREAKUP FRONT.
THE RIVER WATCH TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS ON THE
RIVER BETWEEN EAGLE AND CIRCLE.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE RIVER IN CIRCLE SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS AND
TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. WATER LEVELS CAN
RISE VERY QUICKLY WHEN AN ICE JAM OCCURS DOWNSTREAM OF A
COMMUNITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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Winter Weather AdvisoryAKZ217-200200-
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UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK
353 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY.
* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
* VISIBILITY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE
HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH NOON MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
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Winter Weather AdvisoryAKZ224-192000-
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UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY-
INCLUDING...TOK...TANACROSS...EAGLE...TETLIN...NORTHWAY...ALCAN...
CHICKEN...BOUNDARY
445 AM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY.
* LOCATION...NORTHWEST OF TOK.
* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED.
* VISIBILITY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
INTO DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
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