818
WGAK88 PAFC 152322
FLSAFC
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
322 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2026
AKZ756-160600-
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INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA AK-
322 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY ONSHORE FLOW RESTRICTING KUSKOKWIM RIVER
DRAINAGE IN COMBINATION WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM NEAR BETHEL.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT TUESDAY.
* 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...
- AS OF 318 PM AKDT, WATER LEVELS REMAIN ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE,
WITH A READING OF 9 FT AT 250 PM AKDT. WATER LEVELS ARE RECEDING.
RIVER GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE RISES IN WATER LEVELS FROM THE
KUSKOKWIM RIVER BACK-UP IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA. THIS IS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING FROM OVERFLOW OF
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM.
- STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM COAST HAVE LIMITED THE
ABILITY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER TO DRAIN OUT INTO THE BERING SEA.
THIS HAS CAUSED RAPID RIVER RISES ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND INTO
BETHEL. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BACK UP ALONG BROWN SLOUGH
AND FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS OF BETHEL AND AREAS ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM.
- FOR KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT BETHEL:
AT 2:50PM THE READING WAS 9.0 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.
AT 12.0 FEET: MODERATE FLOOD STAGE.
AT 14.0 FEET: MAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
- 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 6089 16178 6077 16151 6063 16174 6065 16184
6066 16199 6071 16212 6071 16211
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