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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1059 AM AKDT THU MAY 8 2025
..YUKON RIVER BREAKUP STATUS
THE YUKON RIVER AT FT. YUKON BROKE UP TUESDAY WITH MINOR FLOODING
FROM AN ICE JAM THAT RELEASED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
BREAKUP FRONT REMAINED STALLED AT 6 MILE ISLAND BELOW FT. YUKON AS
OF EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHILE WATER LEVELS HAVE CONTINUED TO
DROP AT FT. YUKON. THE WATER THAT HAS BEEN CARRYING THE BREAKUP
FRONT HAS CONTINUED DOWNSTREAM AND IS HELPING TO LIFT AND SHIFT THE
ICE BETWEEN FT. YUKON AND BEAVER; HOWEVER WITHOUT A PULSE OF WATER
FROM UPSTREAM BREAKUP MAY BE SLOWED FOR A FEW DAYS. THE TIMING OF
THE BREAKUP FRONT REACHING STEVENS VILLAGE AND THE DALTON HIGHWAY
BRIDGE COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 1-5 DAYS. THE RIVER WATCH TEAM PLANS
ONE MORE FLIGHT TO THIS REACH ON THURSDAY TO MONITOR THE PROGRESSION
AND WILL PROVIDE UPDATES AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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