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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
822 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2026
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCAMMON BAY, KOTLIK, CHEVAK, NUNAM IQUA,
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, EMMONAK, HOOPER BAY, AND ALAKANUK
822 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 2026
...FLOOD WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND HEAVY ICE RUNS NOW IN EFFECT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY HIGH WATER AND HEAVY ICE RUNS
OVERWHELMING VARIOUS OUTLET CHANNELS AND CAUSING INTERMITTENT
JAMMING CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NUNAM IQUA AND KOTLIK.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WATER MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- FOR NUNAM IQUA: AS OF 2 PM MONDAY, RIVER WATCH OBSERVED A
PARTIAL JAM NEAR THE SOUTH MOUTH. ICE WAS PRIMARILY FLOWING
THROUGH THE CASEY CHANNEL. ANOTHER 20 TO 30 MILES OF HEAVY
ICE AND HIGH WATER IS EXPECTED TO MAKE WATER LEVELS RISE
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
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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