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WGAK88 PAFC 172057
FLSAFC
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1257 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026
AKZ756-180000-
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INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA AK-
1257 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY ONSHORE FLOW RESTRICTING KUSKOKWIM RIVER
DRAINAGE IN COMBINATION WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM NEAR BETHEL.
* WHEN...UNTIL 400 PM AKDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED. PONDING OF WATER IN AREAS IS
OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1252 PM AKDT, THE RIVER GAUGE AT BETHEL INDICATES WATER LEVELS
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE, AT OR ABOVE 8.5 FT. ADDITIONALLY, REPORTS OUT
OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM, INCLUDING NAPAKIAK, NAPASKIAK,
OSCARVILLE, BETHEL AND KWETHLUK, CONFIRM FLOODING IN LOW-LYING
AREAS. WATER LEVELS MAY DROP WITH THE OUTGOING TIDE THIS
(WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN THURSDAY
MORNING WITH ANOTHER HIGH TIDE CYCLE.
THESE HIGH WATER LEVELS ARE A RESULT OF THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER
BACK-UP AT ITS OUTLET IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY RAIN RUNOFF
FARTHER UPSTREAM. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FROM OVERFLOW OF
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HIGH TIDES WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE WEEK,
ALLOWING THE BACKWATER OF THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER TO DRAIN, LOWERING
WATER LEVELS TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
- ELEVATED WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO RECEDE. THEY ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP BELOW FLOOD LEVEL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE TIDE GOES
OUT.
- FOR KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT BETHEL:
AT 11:51AM THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET.
IMPACTS:
AT 7.0 FEET: ACTION AND BANKFULL STAGE.
AT 8.5 FEET: MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER STARTS TO BACK UP ALONG BROWN
SLOUGH AND FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER STAY ALERT AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.
LAT...LON 6077 16151 6063 16174 6065 16184 6066 16199
6071 16212 6071 16211 6089 16178
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