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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
840 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2026
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EMMONAK, ALAKANUK, CHEVAK, MOUNTAIN
VILLAGE, SCAMMON BAY, NUNAM IQUA, HOOPER BAY, AND KOTLIK
840 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 2026
...FLOOD WATCH FOR HIGH WATER AND HEAVY ICE RUNS NOW IN EFFECT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY HIGH WATER AND HEAVY ICE RUNS CONTINUES
TO BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NUNAM IQUA.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WATER MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RIVER WATCH REPORTED THAT ICE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH CASEY
CHANNEL AND THE SOUTH MOUTH WITH RELATIVE EASE. THE REMAINING
UPSTREAM ICE IS THINNING QUICKLY AND WILL LIKELY MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD
STILL USE CAUTION NEAR THE BANKS AS THE ICE RUN CONTINUES TO
BE VERY DYNAMIC AND WATER LEVELS CAN FLUCTUATE QUICKLY.
- 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.
MACKAY
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