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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1220 PM AKDT SAT JUL 19 2025
.WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE CHILKAT VALLEY SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY THAT WILL INCREASE MELT WATER RUNOFF FROM AREA GLACIERS IN
TO THE CHILKAT RIVER SYSTEM.
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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAINES
1220 PM AKDT SAT JUL 19 2025
...FLOOD WATCH FOR SNOWMELT IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY SNOWMELT IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, CHILKAT, KLEHINI, AND TSIRKU RIVERS
NEAR HAINES
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RIVERS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS POSSIBLY CAUSING
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE RIVERS, ESPECIALLY NEAR
KLUKWAN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE STARTING SUNDAY AND LAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS
IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE RUNOFF FROM THE MELTING OF GLACIER
ICE AND ANY REMAINING SNOW IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY
RAISING AREA RIVERS TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE AS EARLY AS LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. AREA RIVERS COULD THEN REMAIN ABOVE MINOR FLOOD
STAGE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
EDWARD.LISKE
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