« View county listFire Weather WarningAKZ223-221500-
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DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-
250 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL
OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS
FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...
TO THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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Flood WarningAKZ220-231800-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS AK-
1223 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM AKDT THURSDAY
FOR THE YUKON RIVER AT FORT YUKON...
AT 1200 MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY MORNING INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A
FORT YUKON RESIDENT THAT THE ICE JAM HAD BROKEN AND THE WATER LEVEL
IS RISING. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ICE CHUNKS ARE FLOWING DOWN ONE SIDE
OF THE CHANNEL.
THIS SUDDEN BREAK OF THE JAM HAS CAUSED THE WATER LEVEL TO BEGIN TO
RISE SLOWLY. A RUSH OF ICE AND WATER IS STILL POSSIBLE AND MAY CAUSE
SUDDEN FLOODING SIMILAR TO A DAM BREAK. THE JAM APPEARS TO HAVE
RELEASED AND IS SLOWLY RELEASING THE UPSTREAM WATER...BUT WITH
INCREASED SNOW MELT IT IS LIKELY THAT THE WATER LEVEL WILL RISE MORE
RAPIDLY. FORT YUKON IS CURRENTLY FLOODED IN LOW LYING AREAS ON THE
WEST SIDE OF TOWN INCLUDING THE BALL FIELD...THE OLD TANK
FARM...SEVERAL HOMES...THE AREA AROUND THE TRIBAL HALL AND ONE
RUNWAY APRON AT THE AIRPORT.
MAJOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF FORT YUKON IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BETWEEN NOW AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE FLUCTUATIONS IN
RIVER LEVELS ARE OCCURRING...THE REAL DANGER IS FROM THE ICE JAM
UPSTREAM OF FORT YUKON THAT HAS JUST RELEASED. THE ICE JAM UPSTREAM
HAS RELEASED AND THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO RISE MORE RAPIDLY
AND WILL PUSH WATER AND ICE INTO FORT YUKON CAUSING MAJOR FLOODING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. WATER
LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND PEOPLE ALONG THE RIVER ARE ENCOURAGED TO
MOVE PROPERTY TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE RIVER BANK.
LAT...LON 6656 14556 6660 14528 6646 14486 6641 14516
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Flood WatchAKZ221-230015-
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CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO...
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD
339 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* THE BREAKUP FRONT ON THE UPPER YUKON RIVER WAS LOCATED JUST
UPSTREAM FROM FORT YUKON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURGE OF
WATER AND ICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BREAKUP FRONT CAUSED MAJOR
FLOODING IN CIRCLE SUNDAY AND SIMILAR FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN
FORT YUKON. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE DOWNRIVER AND REACH
RAMPART AND THEN TANANA BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.
* THE RIVER WATCH TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ICE FROM FORT
YUKON TO STEVENS VILLAGE APPEARS TO BE DETERIORATING...ARCHED
AND LIFTING. THE SURGE OF WATER AND ICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
BREAKUP FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL DOWNRIVER
STEADILY AND BECOME MORE SPREAD OUT REDUCING THE AMOUNT THE
RIVER WILL RISE. HOWEVER ANY RESISTANCE TO THE ONCOMING
BREAKUP FRONT COULD ALLOW THE WATER TO AGAIN COLLECT BEHIND AN
ICE JAM AND INCREASE THE FLOOD RISK TO DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS EARLY TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY
WHEN AN ICE JAM OCCURS DOWNSTREAM OF A COMMUNITY.
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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Flood WatchAKZ220-230000-
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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
649 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE YUKON RIVER FROM BEAVER TO RAMPART...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* THE YUKON RIVER FROM BEAVER TO RAMPART.
* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* THE BREAKUP FRONT ON THE UPPER YUKON RIVER WAS LOCATED JUST
UPSTREAM FROM FORT YUKON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURGE OF WATER
AND ICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BREAKUP FRONT CAUSED MAJOR
FLOODING IN CIRCLE SUNDAY AND SIMILAR FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN
FORT YUKON TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE DOWNRIVER TO BEAVER...STEVENS VILLAGE...AND RAMPART.
THE RIVER WATCH TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ICE FROM FORT
YUKON TO STEVENS VILLAGE APPEARS TO BE DETERIORATING...ARCHED
AND LIFTING.
* IF ICE JAMS FORM AS THE BREAK UP FRONT MOVES PAST THEN WATER
LEVELS COULD RISE RAPIDLY AND FLOODING COULD OCCUR AT BEAVER...
STEVENS VILLAGE...AND RAMPART THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
RESIDENTS LIVING DOWNSTREAM OF FORT YUKON SHOULD MONITOR
CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS EARLY TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY WHEN AN ICE JAM
OCCURS DOWNSTREAM OF A COMMUNITY.
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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Flood WatchAKZ221-230000-
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CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO...
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD
649 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* THE BREAKUP FRONT ON THE UPPER YUKON RIVER WAS LOCATED JUST
UPSTREAM FROM FORT YUKON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURGE OF WATER
AND ICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BREAKUP FRONT CAUSED MAJOR
FLOODING IN CIRCLE SUNDAY AND SIMILAR FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN
FORT YUKON. THE SURGE OF WATER AND ICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
BREAKUP FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL DOWNRIVER AND
REACH RAMPART AND TANANA BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SUNDAY.
* IF ICE JAMS FORM AS THE BREAK UP FRONT MOVES PAST THEN WATER
LEVELS COULD RISE RAPIDLY AND FLOODING COULD OCCUR AT RAMPART
AND TANANA BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS EARLY TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY
WHEN AN ICE JAM OCCURS DOWNSTREAM OF A COMMUNITY.
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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Flood WatchAKZ152-222000-
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LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
729 PM AKDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE
KUSKOKWIM RIVER NEAR CROOKED CREEK...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* FOR ICE JAM FLOODING.
* THE ICE IS STILL SOLID DOWNSTREAM OF CROOKED CREEK AT RABBIT
ISLAND. IF THE BREAKUP FRONT MOVES QUICKLY PAST CROOKED CREEK
A JAM COULD RESULT AND WATER LEVELS COULD RISE QUICKLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD
BEGIN NOW.
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