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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
842 PM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2026
AKZ852-100330-
/O.EXB.PAFG.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-260510T0500Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIKOLAI, MCGRATH, AND TAKOTNA
842 PM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2026
..FLOOD WATCH FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM RIVER NEAR MCGRATH.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING POSSIBLE IN MCGRATH.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER WAS MOVING NORMALLY AT 7 PM, BUT APPEARED
TO STOP MOVING AROUND 8 PM AT THE SOUTH END OF TOWN. WATER
LEVELS HAVE NOT STARTED RISING YET, BUT AN ICE JAM MAY RESULT
IN FLOODING TONIGHT.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT MCGRATH STAY ALERT
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
AKZ846-092000-
/O.CON.PAFG.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-260509T2000Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, MINTO, TANANA, LAKE
MINCHUMINA, AND RAMPART
842 PM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...FLOOD WATCH FOR AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...MANLEY HOT SPRINGS
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- LATEST REPORT FROM THE GAUGE AT MANLEY HOT SPRINGS SHOWS
WATER LEVELS BACK UP TO 14.22 FEET. THIS IS UP 1 FOOT FROM
YESTERDAY MORNING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
- IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR ALONG THE TANANA RIVER AT MANLEY HOT SPRINGS
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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