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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
410 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2026
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410 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2026
..FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GALENA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WATER MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 409 PM AKDT, THE ICE JAM AT YUKI RIVER HAS RELEASED. WATER
AND ICE ARE MOVING TOWARDS GALENA THIS EVENING. IMPOUNDING
WATER DUE TO THE ICE JAM IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE RAPID RIVER
RISES. AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES TOWARDS GALENA, RESIDENTS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ICE JAM
DOWNSTREAM OF GALENA INCLUDING NEAR BISHOP ROCK.
- THE AMOUNT OF WATER BEHIND THE ICE JAM THAT RELEASED ALONG
THE YUKON RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE YUKI RIVER IS HIGHER
THAN 2023 LEVELS.
- 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 6492 15748 6474 15619 6462 15614 6456 15685
6480 15766
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