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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
539 PM AKDT WED MAY 6 2026
.A PUBLIC REPORT HAS SHOWN FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN CHALKYITSIK FROM
AN ICE JAM.
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539 PM AKDT WED MAY 6 2026
..FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...DRAANJIK RIVER NEAR CHALKYITSIK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 445 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. FLOODING AS
WELL AS LARGE BLOCKS OF ICE BEING PUSHED ONSHORE. WATER WILL
REMAIN HIGH UNTIL THE ICE JAM RELEASES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 536 PM AKDT, THE PUBLIC REPORTED AN ICE JAM ON DRAANJIK
RIVER NEAR CHALKYITSIK. IMPOUNDING WATER DUE TO THE ICE JAM
WILL CAUSE RAPID RIVER RISES UPSTREAM.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 6662 14376 6665 14379 6667 14370 6664 14365
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