Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS AFA

Issued

Jul 23, 2001, 1:24 PM AKDT (21:24 UTC)

Expired

Jul 24, 2001, 1:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS AFA

Area

Whole counties

000 
WRAK01 PAFA 232124
FFWFAI
AKZ223-224-226-240900-

...BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
125 PM ADT MONDAY JUL 23 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE
UNTIL 100 AM TUESDAY FOR SMALL STREAMS ALONG THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF 
THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE...DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS FROM DELTA JUNCTION 
EAST...AND THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND FORTYMILE COUNTRY. THIS WARNING 
INCLUDES THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM DELTA JUNCTION SOUTHWARD TO ISABEL
PASS AND THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY.

HEAVY SHOWERS ARE PRESENTLY OCCURRING OVER THESE AREAS. NORTHWAY HAS RECEIVED 
6 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING. ALMOST 8 TENTHS
OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT THE TETLIN WILDLIFE REFUGE. HEAVY RAIN IS
BEING REPORTED AT SLANA AND PAXSON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS...
SOME LIKELY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...ARE OCCURRING OVER
THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND FORTYMILE COUNTRY. THESE SHOWERS
ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ON SOME SMALL STREAMS.

SMALL STREAMS IN THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE ARE LIKELY ALREADY
AT OR NEAR BANKFULL DUE TO GLACIAL SNOWMELT. THE ADDITIONAL
RAIN FROM HEAVY SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL LIKELY
CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME SMALL STREAMS. HIGH WATER LEVELS ON SOME
SMALL STREAMS MAY CAUSE WASHOUTS ON ROADS IN THE AREA INCLUDING
THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM DELTA JUNCTION TO ISABEL PASS
AND THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY.

PEOPLE NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD 
WASHOUTS OCCURRImNG.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS 
IMMEDIATELY.

THE NEXT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 700 PM MONDAY EVENING
OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$
RF JUL 01

Flash Flood Warnings in Alaska, 2001Every flash flood warning in 2001

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