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NGAK88 PAFC 191601
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HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL COORDINATION MESSAGE
ALASKA-PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
734 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2026
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CONTACT:
CELINE VAN BREUKELEN 907-266-5161 907-350-9219 (CELL PHONE AFTER 5 PM)
ESF FOR 48 HOURS
LOCAL REPORTS AND RIVER GAGE DATA INDICATE A GLACIER DAMMED LAKE RELEASE ON THE
KENNICOTT RIVER NEAR MCCARTHY. WATER LEVELS ON THE KENNICOTT ARE CURRENTLY RISING
AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS, CRESTING AT OR PRIOR TO MONDAY EVENING.
AT THIS TIME THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WHILE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED, ALTHOUGH THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS WILL BE PRESENT:
-SIGNIFICANT WATER LEVEL RISES (FEET/DAY)
-BANK EROSION: FAST MOVING WATER MAY UNDERCUT RIVERBANKS
-DEBRIS: INCREASED FLOW CAN CARRY LARGE DEBRIS, INCLUDING TREES AND WOOD
RECREATIONALISTS, HIKERS AND PACKRAFTERS IN THE MCCARTHY AREA AND ALONG
THE KENNICOTT RIVER SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. AVOID PARKING VEHICLES
AND CAMPING NEAR THE IMMEDIATE RIVERBANKS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FAST FLOWING WATER.
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