Alert archive / Alaska / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001

Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS AFA

June 26, 2001

NWS AFA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2001, 2:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 26, 2001, 2:00 PM AKDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2001, 8:00 PM AKDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS AFA
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WRAK01 PAFA 262200
FFWFAI
AKZ220-224-270400-

...BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
200 PM ADT TUESDAY JUN 26 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
FOR SMALL CREEKS ALONG THE STEESE HIGHWAY IN THE EAGLE SUMMIT...
PINNELL MOUNTAIN...AND MASTODON DOME AREAS THROUGH 800 PM THIS
EVENING.

WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT STRONG ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DROPPED
BETWEEN ONE AND ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN THIS AREA BETWEEN
1230 AND 130 THIS AFTERNOON. SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN FALLING IN A
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WILL LIKELY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO
OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL RISE SOMEWHAT BUT
SHOULD NOT REACH FLOOD STAGE. ONLY THE VERY SMALL CREEKS IN HILLY
TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN
SMALL CREEKS. CAMPERS OR TRAVELERS SHOULD TAKE NEbCESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

THE NEXT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 500 PM TUESDAY
OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

ES JUN 01

1 follow-up statement

000 
RWAK32 PAFA 270100
FFSFAI
AKZ220-224-270100-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
500 PM ADT TUESDAY JUN 26 2001

FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SMALL CREEKS ALONG THE STEESE
HIGHWAY IN THE EAGLE SUMMIT...PINNELL MOUNTAIN...AND MASTODON DOME
AREAS.

HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE STEESE HIGHWAY EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON
HAVE DISSIPATED...AND RAINWATER HAS FLUSHED THROUGH THE SMALLER
CREEKS AND INTO THE LARGER RIVERS. THE LARGER RIVERS WILL SEE SOME
RISE IN STAGE BUT WILL NOT FLOOD.

THIS IS THE FINAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THIS FLOOD EVENT.

ES JUN 01

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.