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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
128 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026
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128 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026
...FLOOD WARNING FOR AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY AN ICE JAM CONTINUES.
* WHERE...RUSSIAN MISSION.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 124 PM AKDT, THE ICE JAM LOCATED DOWNRIVER OF RUSSIAN
MISSION IS MADE UP OF ABOUT 3 MILES OF LARGE INTACT ICE
SHEETS EXTENDING FROM ROOSEVELT ISLAND TO SEVEN MILE. RIVER
WATCH OVERFLEW THE ICE JAM AT NOON TUESDAY AND AGAIN AT 5 PM
AND SAW NO CHANGE. ABOUT 60 MILES OF CHUNK AND PAN ICE EXTEND
FROM THE HEAD OF THE JAM UPRIVER PAST HOLY CROSS.
- THE MOST EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT HOLY CROSS AND IN
THE LOWLANDS BETWEEN HOLY CROSS AND ANVIK. ALL OF THIS
UPSTREAM WATER MEANS THAT WHEN THE JAM RELEASES, RUSSIAN
MISSION CAN EXPECT TO SEE WATER LEVEL RISES AND DENSE ICE
RUNS FOR AT LEAST 24 HRS. WATER LEVELS MAY EXCEED THOSE
REACHED IN LAST SEVERAL DAYS.
- 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 6167 16117 6158 16153 6164 16160 6172 16140
6188 16140 6193 16111 6187 16097 6181 16126
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