Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS AFA

Issued

Jul 23, 2001, 10:19 PM AKDT (06:19 UTC)

Expired

Jul 24, 2001, 7:00 AM AKDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS AFA

Area

Whole counties

000 
WRAK01 PAFA 240619
FFWFAI
AKZ223-224-226-241500-

...BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1100 PM ADT MONDAY JUL 23 2001

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS FROM DELTA JUNCTION EAST
TO THE CANADA BORDER REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM TUESDAY.

THE AREA AFFECTED INCLUDES SMALL STREAMS ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF
THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE...THE DELTANA ZONE FROM DELTA JUNCTION
EAST...THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY. THIS AREA
INCLUDES THE CORRIDORS OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM DELTA JUNCTION
SOUTH TO ISABEL PASS...THE GLENN HIGHWAY FROM TOK TO MENTASTA PASS...
AND THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY.

HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE CONTINUED ALL DAY LONG ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY
EVENING OVER THESE AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES AT
MOST REPORTING STATIONS. AT NORTHWAY, 2.38 INCHES HAD FALLEN AS OF
1015 PM. THIS IS A RECORD RAINFALL FOR NORTHWAY, AND IS ESTIMATED TO
BE A ONCE IN 50 YEAR EVENT. THE RAIN IS STILL COMING DOWN...AND IS
NOT EXPECTED TO LET UP UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY.

BASED ON THE RATE OF RAINFALL, FLASH FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY IN
PROGRESS ON SOME SMALLER STREAMS IN THE WARNING AREA. HIGH WATER
LEVELS ON SOME OF THESE STREAMS MAY CAUSE WASH OUTS ON ROADS OR
MUDSLIDES ON STEEP SLOPES IN THE AREA.

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

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

THE NEXT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 700 AM TUESDAY
MORNING OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$
TF JUL 01

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

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