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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
509 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2026
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CITY OF HYDER-
509 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2026
|...HIGH WATER CONTINUES ON THE SALMON RIVER...
A GLACIER DAMMED LAKE OUTBURST FROM SUMMIT LAKE CONTINUES ON THE
SALMON RIVER NEAR HYDER. WATER LEVELS AS OF 5 AM THURSDAY ARE AT
26.5 FT AT THE RIVER GAGE, AROUND 7.5 FT HIGHER THEN WHAT IT
WAS AT BEFORE THE EVENT STARTED. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO RISE WITH A FORECAST CREST EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING.
IT IS UNKNOWN HOW MUCH WATER WILL BE RELEASED FROM SUMMIT LAKE WHICH
RESULTS IN LARGE UNCERTAINTY ON EXACT CREST HEIGHT AND TIMING.
POTENTIAL IMPACT AREA FOR THIS EVENT IS THE ROAD FROM HYDER TO
PREMIER, CANADA AT AROUND MILE POINT 9 ALONG THE SALMON RIVER.
BE AWARE OF DEBRIS IN THE WATER. VERY COLD WATER WILL INCREASE THE
THREAT OF HYPOTHERMIA. PLEASE REPORT ANY OBSERVED IMPACTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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