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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
434 AM AKDT WED MAY 13 2026
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434 AM AKDT WED MAY 13 2026
..FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...YUKON RIVER AT STEVENS VILLAGE
* WHEN...UNTIL 430 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS NEAR THE
YUKON RIVER IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 415 AM AKDT, THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING ON THE YUKON
RIVER AT STEVENS VILLAGE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WATER LEVELS
HAD RISEN BY 5 FEET SINCE MIDNIGHT. WHILE NO HOMES WERE BEING
INUNDATED, WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING.
WHILE A CAUSE WAS NOT REPORTED, GIVEN THE RAPID RISE IN WATER
LEVELS, THIS FLOODING IS LIKELY BEING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM.
IMPOUNDING WATER DUE TO THE ICE JAM WILL CAUSE RAPID RIVER
RISES UPSTREAM.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
- IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR ALONG THE YUKON RIVER, STAY ALERT AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 6596 14904 6599 14914 6604 14915 6605 14897
6598 14890
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