« View county listFlood AdvisoryAKZ222-202000-
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MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY AK-
522 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR THE CHENA
RIVER BETWEEN THE NORDALE ROAD BRIDGE TO FORT WAINWRIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ICE JAM FLOODING THE CHENA RIVER BETWEEN THE
NORDALE ROAD BRIDGE TO FORT WAINWRIGHT
* UNTIL 1200 PM AKDT MONDAY
* AN ICE JAM ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE CHENA RIVER IS CAUSING WATER
TO BACK UP INTO SEVERAL YARDS AND PROPERTIES...PRODUCING MINOR
FLOODING.
* SECTIONS OF THE RIVER IN THIS AREA MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO MINOR
FLOODING THROUGH MONDAY 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 WarningAKZ220-220000-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS AK-
437 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM AKDT TUESDAY
FOR THE YUKON RIVER AT FORT YUKON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE YUKON RIVER AT FORT YUKON
* UNTIL 400 PM AKDT TUESDAY
* THE BREAKUP FRONT ON THE YUKON RIVER WAS LOCATED BETWEEN
CIRCLE AND FORT YUKON THIS AFTERNOON. THE REMAINING
ICE BETWEEN CIRCLE AND FORT YUKON APPEARS TO BE DETERIORATING AND
THE BREAK UP FRONT IS MOVING RAPIDLY. THE SURGE OF WATER AND ICE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BREAKUP FRONT CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING IN CIRCLE
TODAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FORT YUKON SOME TIME BETWEEN 8PM
THIS EVENING AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* LOW LYING AREAS IN FORT YUKON ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE
FLOODING STARTING THIS EVENING BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
THE WATER IS EXPECTED TO RISE RAPIDLY WITH LITTLE NOTICE. IF AN
ICE JAM FORMS DOWNSTREAM OF FORT YUKON THE WATER COULD RISE EVEN
HIGHER AND FLOOD OTHER AREAS OF TOWN.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE RAPIDLY TONIGHT. FORT YUKON
RESIDENTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 6656 14556 6660 14528 6646 14486 6641 14516
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Flood WarningAKZ220-210200-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS AK-
458 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR
THE YUKON RIVER AT CIRCLE...
AS OF 300 PM...FLOODING IS CONTINUING AT CIRCLE ON THE YUKON RIVER
BUT THE WATER HAS RECEDED SIGNIFICANTLY. MAJOR FLOODING DID OCCUR
EARLIER TODAY AND THE FLOODING WAS WORSE THAN THE FLOODING THAT
OCCURRED IN MAY 2009. ALL THE HOMES AND MOST STRUCTURES IN CIRCLE
WERE FLOODED.
WATER IS STILL INUNDATING SOME PORTIONS OF THE VILLAGE BUT THE WORST
FLOODING APPEARS TO HAVE ENDED. WATER IS CROSSING THE ROAD NEAR
THE POST OFFICE AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE STILL EXPERIENCING FLOODING.
THE WATER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS.
THIS FLOODING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURGE OF WATER AND ICE THAT
MOVED THROUGH EAGLE ON FRIDAY MAY 17. THE RIVER WATCH TEAM AND THE
STATE OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE ICE CONDITIONS AND
FLOODING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. WATER
LEVELS CAN FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY AND PEOPLE ALONG THE RIVER ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MOVE PROPERTY TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE RIVER
BANK.
LAT...LON 6595 14390 6569 14382 6565 14418 6594 14420
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Flood WatchAKZ220-210000-
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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
439 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE YUKON RIVER FROM BEAVER TO RAMPART...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* THE YUKON RIVER FROM BEAVER TO RAMPART
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* THE BREAKUP FRONT ON THE UPPER YUKON RIVER WAS LOCATED BETWEEN
CIRCLE AND FORT YUKON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURGE OF WATER AND ICE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BREAKUP FRONT CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING IN
CIRCLE SUNDAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FORT YUKON SOME TIME
BETWEEN SUNDAY EVENING AND MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CONTINUING
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. 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 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.
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Flood WatchAKZ221-210000-
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CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO...
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD
439 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* THE BREAKUP FRONT ON THE UPPER YUKON RIVER WAS LOCATED BETWEEN
CIRCLE AND FORT YUKON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURGE OF WATER AND
ICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BREAKUP FRONT CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING IN
CIRCLE SUNDAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO 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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Winter Weather AdvisoryAKZ217-200715-
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UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK
309 PM AKDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT
MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS 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 CONTINUE THROUGH NOON
MONDAY. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR AS WELL
BUT NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
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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