812
WGAK49 PAFG 210512
FLWAFG
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
912 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026
AKZ826-220800-
/O.EXT.PAFG.FA.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260522T0800Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
912 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM CONTINUES.
* WHERE...RUSSIAN MISSION.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 908 PM AKDT, THE ICE JAM 10 MILES DOWNRIVER FROM RUSSIAN
MISSION IS STILL IN PLACE AS OF 4PM WEDNESDAY. THE ICE JAM IS
ABOUT 60 MILES LONG. WHEN THE RUSSIAN MISSION ICE JAM
RELEASES, WATER LEVELS COULD RAPIDLY RISE AGAIN AT RUSSIAN
MISSION AS ALL THE BACKWATER IN HOLY CROSS DRAINS.
- LITTLE CHANGE IN THE RUSSIAN MISSION ICE JAM WAS OBSERVED BY
THE RIVER WATCH TEAM. THURSDAY WILL BE DAY 4 FOR THIS ICE JAM
AND WHILE MOST JAMS DO FAIL IN A FEW DAYS, THIS ONE MAY LAST
LONGER. DOWNRIVER FROM RUSSIAN MISSION, THE RIVER WATCH TEAM
OVERFLEW MARSHALL AND PILOT STATION. THIS ICE IS VERY ROTTEN
AND SHIFTED IN THE MARSHALL AREA BUT SOME STRONGER IN PLACE
ICE WAS VISIBLE NEAR PILOT STATION.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 6167 16117 6158 16153 6164 16160 6172 16140
6188 16140 6193 16111 6187 16097 6181 16126
BB/DS
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page