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Flood Watch
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CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO...
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD
327 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA.

* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* AN ICE JAM HAS FORMED NEAR HODZANA SLOUGH APPROXIMATELY 25
MILES DOWNRIVER FROM BEAVER. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER
IS BACKING UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM FLOODING LOW LYING AREAS
AND CAUSING WATER LEVELS TO RISE AT BEAVER. CURRENTLY AT
BEAVER THE RIVER LEVEL REMAINS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THIS ICE
JAM IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHICH
WILL LIKELY CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE SHARPLY AT STEVENS
VILLAGE. THE BREAKUP FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DOWNRIVER
TO RAMPART AND TANANA BETWEEN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* IF AN ICE JAM FORMS AS THE BREAKUP FRONT MOVES DOWNRIVER THEN
WATER LEVELS COULD RISE RAPIDLY AND FLOODING COULD OCCUR AT
RAMPART AND TANANA BETWEEN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

RESIDENTS ALONG THE YUKON RIVER BETWEEN RAMPART AND TANANA SHOULD
MONITOR RIVER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY IF AN ICE JAM
OCCURS.

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