036  
WGAK69 PAFG 172208  
FFAAFG  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
208 PM AKDT TUE JUN 17 2025  
 
AKZ804>806-808>810-190000-  
/O.CON.PAFG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-250619T0000Z/  
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST-WESTERN  
ARCTIC PLAINS-CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS-CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE-ROMANZOF  
MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KUPARUK, ALPINE, PRUDHOE BAY, FLAXMAN  
ISLAND, SAGWON, FRANKLIN BLUFFS, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP  
322 TO MP 387, ANAKTUVUK PASS, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 232 TO  
MP 322, DEADHORSE, KAKTOVIK, UMIAT, HEADWATERS OF THE CANNING  
RIVER, ATIGUN PASS, POINT THOMSON, NUIQSUT, GALBRAITH LAKE, AND  
THE DALTON HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 387  
208 PM AKDT TUE JUN 17 2025  
 
...FLOOD WATCH FOR SNOWMELT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...RIVERS AND CREEKS DRAINING THE BROOKS RANGE INCLUDING  
AREAS AROUND ATIGUN PASS, GALBRAITH LAKE, AND THE DALTON HIGHWAY  
FROM MP 232 TO MP 356, THE CENTRAL ARCTIC PLAINS, CENTRAL BEAUFORT  
SEA COAST, EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST, AND WESTERN ARCTIC PLAINS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...RAPID SNOWMELT AND ICE JAMS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF  
RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE. ACCESS TO ROADS,  
AIRSTRIPS, AND LOW-LYING INFRASTRUCTURE MAY BE AFFECTED. HIGH  
FLOWS COULD LEAD TO BANK EROSION THAT COULD THREATEN NEARBY ROADS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- RIVERS ARE CONTINUING TO BREAKUP ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE.  
RIVER LEVELS ARE BEGINNING TO CREST AND GRADUALLY DROPPING  
ALONG THE MIDDLE PARTS OF THE SAG, KUPARUK AND COLVILLE  
RIVERS. ON THE SAG, THERE HAS BEEN AN EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF  
THE DALTON HIGHWAY BETWEEN MP 305 AND MP 356 DUE TO A MAJOR  
WASHOUT AT MP 315 CAUSED BY A FAILED CULVERT AS WELL AS WATER  
OVER-TOPPED THE ROAD AT SEVERAL OTHER SPOTS. ON THE COLVILLE,  
FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT UMIAT WITH ICE JAMS PRESENT FARTHER  
DOWNSTREAM. FLOODING COULD OCCUR DOWNSTREAM OVER THE NEXT  
COUPLE OF DAYS AS THESE ICE JAMS RELEASE.  
 
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PERSONS LIVING ALONG STREAMS SHOULD STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO  
TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING OR ADVISORY IS ISSUED, OR FLOODING IS  
OBSERVED.  
 
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,  
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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