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WGAK88 PAFC 160532
FLSAFC
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
932 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2026
AKZ756-161500-
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INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA AK-
932 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY ONSHORE FLOW RESTRICTING KUSKOKWIM RIVER
DRAINAGE IN COMBINATION WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM NEAR BETHEL.
* WHEN...UNTIL 700 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* 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 900 PM AKDT, RIVER GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE THAT RECEDING WATER
LEVELS HAVE BEGUN TO RISE AGAIN NEAR BETHEL, WHICH REMAINS AT
MINOR FLOOD STAGE. THIS IS DUE TO THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER BACK-UP IN
COMBINATION WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. MINOR
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE 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 8:51PM THE STAGE WAS 9.1 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 6077 16151 6063 16174 6065 16184 6066 16199
6071 16212 6071 16211 6089 16178
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