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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1109 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2026
AKZ725-211800-
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SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS AK-
1109 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SEWARD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 AM AKDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS EXPECTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1042 AM AKDT, MODERATE RAIN IS FALLING IN SEWARD AND
VICINITY CAUSING WATER LEVELS ALONG LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS
TO BEGIN TO RISE. RAINFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE RAIN LIGHTENS
UP ON MONDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES, WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE
MOUNTAINS. RAPID RIVER RISES WILL CAUSE FLOODING ALONG AREA
RIVERS, CREEKS, AND STREAMS AND NEARBY ROADS. THE SEWARD
AIRPORT RUNWAY WILL ALSO FLOOD AND COULD BE COVERED WITH
DEBRIS FROM THE RESURRECTION RIVER.
- WATER LEVELS WILL CREST MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON, THEN QUICKLY BEGIN TO FALL MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON OR
EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE
RAIN, WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MOVING IN
FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
- 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.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 6017 14947 6019 14940 6024 14936 6020 14934
6012 14935 6010 14928 6007 14934 6009 14937
6012 14936 6013 14939 6013 14940 6012 14940
6012 14942 6012 14944 6010 14944 6009 14944
6015 14946 6016 14948
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