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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
221 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2026
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UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIKOLAI, TAKOTNA, AND MCGRATH
221 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MCGRATH, NIKOLAI, AND TAKOTNA.
* WHEN...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER IS CURRENTLY AT BANKFULL. SOILS
REMAIN MOIST AND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING
OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS AND FLOOD-PRONE
LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES. MINOR
POOLING/PONDING OF WATER IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS
POSSIBLE WITH THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS BEGINNING
ON TUESDAY. SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS WE
EXPECT VERY HIGH WATER LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK IN RESPONSE TO
THE HEAVY RAIN.
- WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND UPDATE AS
NECESSARY.
- FOR MORE UPDATED RIVER INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO
WATER.NOAA.GOV OR WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR INFORMATION.
PERSONS LIVING ALONG STREAMS SHOULD STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING OR ADVISORY IS ISSUED, OR FLOODING IS
OBSERVED.
THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
SOILS REMAIN MOIST AND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF
RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS AND FLOOD-PRONE
LOCATIONS.
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TWO RIVERS-FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTER, FAIRBANKS, TWO RIVERS, NORTH POLE,
CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, FOX, AND FORT
WAINWRIGHT
221 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, FAIRBANKS, NORTH POLE, TWO
RIVERS, FORT WAINWRIGHT, ESTER, AND FOX
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THE CHENA RIVER IS RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND WILL CONTINUE
TO BE HIGH THROUGH THE WEEK. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK, WITH THE BULK OF THE RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL DURING THIS TIME WILL BE
AROUND 0.50" TO 1.00". IT HAS BEEN VERY WET LATELY AND THIS
AMOUNT OF RAIN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING THE CHENA AND LITTLE
CHENA RIVERS ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY.
- THIS MEANS LOW-LYING AND TYPICAL FLOOD-PRONE AREAS MAY
EXPERIENCE AREAS OF FLOODING FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK AS WATER LEVELS GRADUALLY RISE THEN FALL. IN ADDITION,
WHILE WE ARE NOT EXPECTING MUCH FLOODING AWAY FROM RIVERS,
STREAMS AND CREEKS, AS THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED AND MAY
STRUGGLE TO HOLD MORE WATER. THIS CAN LEAD TO POOLING AND PONDING
OF WATER ACROSS THE AREA WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN
LOCALIZED SPOTS.
- THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH EXACT TIMING AND AMOUNTS OF
RAINFALL BUT AS DETAILS BECOME CLEARER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
UPDATE.
- FOR MORE UPDATED RIVER INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO
WATER.NOAA.GOV OR 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.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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