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WGAK48 PAFC 081649
FLWAFC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
849 AM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2026
AKZ752-090445-
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/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST AK-
849 AM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING FOR ANIAK...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM.
* WHERE...ANIAK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 845 PM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 815 AM AKDT, THE RIVER WATCH TEAM HAS REPORTED WATER
RISING IN AND AROUND ANIAK DUE TO ICE JAMMING IN THE
KUSKOKWIM RIVER NEAR ANIAK AND THE ANIAK SLOUGH. WATER HAS
INUNDATED LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR THE RUNWAY AND HAS ENCROACHED
THE AC STORE AND HOMES NEAR THE UPSTREAM/EAST SIDE OF THE
RUNWAY.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE FURTHER TODAY BEFORE THE
POTENTIAL RELEASE OF THE DOWNSTREAM ICE JAM DURING AFTERNOON
HEATING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
- IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR ALONG NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT ANIAK OR
THE ANIAK SLOUGH STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 6151 15940 6149 15996 6164 15999 6165 15948
MJB
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