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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1155 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 2025
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YUKON FLATS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VENETIE, CIRCLE, CENTRAL, THE STEESE
HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, FORT YUKON, STEVENS VILLAGE, AND BEAVER
1155 AM AKDT TUE MAY 6 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 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 JAMMED ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF SIX
MILE ISLAND. IT IS CAUSING WATER TO RISE IN FORT YUKON. LOW
LYING AREAS INCLUDING SOME ROADS AND THE BOAT LAUNCH ARE
COVERED BY WATER
- UPSTREAM GAGES AND REPORTS DO NOT INDICATE A SIGNIFICANT
SURGE OF WATER COMING FROM UPSTREAM. SO WHILE WATER LEVELS
MAY RISE SLIGHTLY HIGHER, SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
- RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY
UNTIL THE JAM HAS RELEASED AS WATER LEVELS COULD CHANGE
QUICKLY. THE RIVER WATCH TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO FLY THE AREA
TODAY AND PROVIDE UPDATES AS AVAILABLE
- 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.
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