« View county listFlood WarningAKZ152-240000-
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1223 PM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT CROOKED CREEK
* UNTIL 400 PM AKDT THURSDAY
* AT 1218 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY AN ICE JAM JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM CROOKED
CREEK HAS RESULTED IN RIVER LEVELS RISING 3 FEET TO JUST BELOW FLOOD
STAGE AT CROOKED CREEK. RIVER LEVELS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE RISING
UNTIL THE ICE JAM RELEASES. FLOODING IS LIKELY.
THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE FLOODING WILL DEPEND ON THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ICE JAM...WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING ASSESSED.
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER A RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT
THIS AFTERNOON.
RESIDENTS OF CROOKED CREEK SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER
AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
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Flood WarningAKZ152-240600-
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724 PM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT NAPAIMUTE
* UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT THURSDAY
* AS OF WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE BREAKUP FRONT WAS 12 MILES UPSTREAM
OF NAPAIMUTE. WATER LEVELS AT NAPAIMUTE HAVE BEEN RISING TODAY..AND
IF THE BREAKUP FRONT STALLS DOWNSTREAM OF NAPAIMUTE FLOODING MAY
OCCUR.
THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE FLOODING WILL DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH
AND LOCATION OF THE ICE JAM. WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE SITUATION WITH RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS OVER THE AFFECTED
AREA.
EXPECTED IMPACTS:
RESIDENTS OF NAPAIMUTE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR FAST RISING WATER
AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY.
LAT...LON 6168 15836 6150 15832 6146 15860 6150 15889
6166 15891 6163 15863
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