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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
814 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2026
AKZ745-072100-
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WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AK-
814 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...YENTNA RIVER INCLUDING LAKE CREEK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 100 PM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. STREAMS
CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 804 AM AKDT, THE RIVER GAUGE AT THE YENTNA RIVER AT LAKE
CREEK INDICATES RISES IN WATER LEVELS FROM HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER YENTNA BASIN.
- FOR YENTNA RIVER AT LAKE CREEK:
AT 7:51AM THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 20.5 FEET.
FORECAST: A CREST NEAR 22 FEET IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.
IMPACTS:
BETWEEN 21 AND 22 FEET, SEVERAL LODGES MAY HAVE WATER IN OR
AROUND LOW-LYING CABINS.
- 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.
LAT...LON 6177 15080 6192 15115 6199 15108 6201 15088
6186 15067
DAN
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