Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Fairbanks, AK
Areas Affected: Yukon Delta Coast
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 12:25am AKDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 12:25am AKDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 5:00pm AKDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 12:25am AKDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 5:00pm AKDT
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks AK
...FLOOD WARNING FOR HIGH WATER AND HEAVY ICE RUNS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by high water and heavy ice runs overwhelming various outlet channels and causing intermittent jamming continues. * WHERE...Alakanuk. * WHEN...Until 500 PM AKDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 850 PM AKDT, local observers report that the water levels have dropped two feet since Tuesday morning and are below bankfull throughout the village. The roads to the airport were covered with water as of 2 PM AKDT Tuesday. River Watch observed the Alakanuk Slough was jammed and backing up at the mouth at roughly 5 PM AKDT. However, given that there is little to no ice upstream in the Yukon, the flood threat is greatly diminishing. Residents should continue to exercise caution near the ice chunks and high water. - For Yukon River at Emmonak: At 7:30am Tuesday the stage was 9.7 feet. - Http://www.weather.gov/aprfc
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ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6dd34d44fbacf721b13b254ff1c19fe862883c44.001.1 Codes: AKZ825 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6dd34d44fbacf721b13b254ff1c19fe862883c44.001.1