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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
251 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2025
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YUKON FLATS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT YUKON, CIRCLE, VENETIE, THE STEESE
HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, STEVENS VILLAGE, BEAVER, AND CENTRAL
251 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2025
...FLOOD WATCH FOR AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...YUKON RIVER AT CIRCLE AND FT. YUKON
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THE BREAKUP FRONT HAS REACHED 4 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF CIRCLE AS
OF 1PM MONDAY.
- THE BREAKUP FRONT IS SET TO REACH STRONGER ICE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. IF AN ICE JAM OCCURS, MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE.
- THE TOP OF THE ICE RUN MADE IT PAST CIRCLE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, WITH JUST LIGHT ICE OBSERVED UPSTREAM.
- THE BREAKUP FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FT. YUKON EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ICE JAMMING OCCURING
DOWNSTREAM, JUST ABOVE 6 MILE ISLAND.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
- IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR ALONG THE YUKON RIVER STAY ALERT AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
CS
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