Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
909 PM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013

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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS AK-
909 PM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM AKDT THURSDAY
FOR THE YUKON RIVER AT FORT YUKON...

FORT YUKON RESIDENTS REPORT THAT A LARGE RUN OF ICE STRETCHING FROM
BANK TO BANK IS NOW MOVING PAST FORT YUKON. THEY SAID THE WATER
LEVEL WAS RISING SLOWLY AND THAT MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. IT IS
SUSPECTED THAT THIS COULD BE THE ICE AND WATER FROM THE JAM THAT WAS
12 MILES UPSTREAM OF FORT YUKON...BUT THAT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS
TIME.

FLOODING AT FORT YUKON WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH MINOR FLUCTUATIONS
FROM THE CURRENT WATER LEVEL. AFTER THE CURRENT RUN OF ICE IS PAST
FORT YUKON THE WATER LEVEL SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL ON THURSDAY.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND CONTINUE TO BE
ALERT FOR CHANGES IN RIVER LEVELS. THEY SHOULD ACT NOW TO PROTECT
LIVES AND PROPERTY.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. WATER
LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND PEOPLE ALONG THE RIVER ARE ENCOURAGED TO
MOVE PROPERTY TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE RIVER BANK.

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

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JB
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