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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
641 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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641 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR HIGH WATER AND HEAVY ICE RUNS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY HIGH WATER AND HEAVY ICE RUNS CONTINUES.
* WHERE...GALENA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WATER MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 630 PM AKDT, RIVER WATCH REPORTS THE YUKON RIVER BREAKUP
FRONT IS 60 MILES DOWNRIVER OF KALTAG. HIGH WATER AND HEAVY
ICE RUNS ALONG THE YUKON RIVER MAY RESULT IN FLOODING.
THE YUKON RIVER GAGE AT GALENA RECORDED A CREST OF 124.8 FEET
AT 8 AM ON FRIDAY MAY 15TH WHICH IS IN THE MINOR FLOODING
CATEGORY, WITH RIVER LEVELS DROPPING SLIGHTLY TO 124.5 FEET
BY 1 PM.
- 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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