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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
538 PM AKDT THU MAY 7 2026
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538 PM AKDT THU MAY 7 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM CONTINUES.
* WHERE...DRAANJIK RIVER NEAR CHALKYITSIK.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...THERE IS A 10 MILE LONG ICE JAM THAT STARTS SEVERAL
BENDS BELOW CHALKYITSIK AND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR
AT LEAST A FEW DAYS. THE UPSTREAM AREAS APPEAR MOSTLY ICE FREE SO
NO FURTHER ICE SHOULD ACCUMULATE ON THE JAM. HOWEVER, WATER LEVELS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE UNTIL THE JAM RELEASES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 531 PM AKDT, THE RIVER WATCH TEAM OBSERVED THE ICE JAM
ALONG THE DRAANJIK RIVER NEAR CHALKYITSIK ON THURSDAY, MAY
7TH. AT WHICH TIME WATER LEVELS IN THE COMMUNITY WERE RISING.
- 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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