Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1019 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013

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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS AK-
1019 AM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR
THE YUKON RIVER AT FORT YUKON...

AS OF 9 AM THIS MORNING...RIVER WATCH TEAM REPORTED THAT THE BREAKUP
FRONT ON THE YUKON RIVER WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 15 MILES UPSTREAM
FROM FORT YUKON. BEHIND THE BREAKUP FRONT THE RIVER HAS FLOODED
AREAS UP TO A MILE AWAY FROM THE RIVER BANK ON BOTH SIDES.

THE BREAK UP FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FORT YUKON
TODAY...CAUSING FLOODING WITHIN LOW LYING AREAS IN FORT YUKON. IN
PARTICULAR...THE SLOUGH LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE WATER INITIALLY WILL SLOWLY RISE AS THE ICE STARTS MOVING
TOWARDS FORT YUKON...BUT WILL LIKELY RISE VERY RAPIDLY AS THE SURGE
OF WATER ARRIVES AT FORT YUKON. THE ICE DOWNSTREAM OF FORT YUKON
APPEARS TO BE STRONGER AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AN ICE JAM MAY FORM.
IF AN ICE JAM FORMS DOWNSTREAM OF FORT YUKON THE WATER COULD RISE
EVEN HIGHER AND FLOOD OTHER AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. WATER
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE RAPIDLY MONDAY. FORT YUKON RESIDENTS IN
AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING MUST TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 6656 14556 6660 14528 6646 14486 6641 14516

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