Alert archive / Alaska / Flash Flood Warnings in 2001

Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS AFA

July 24, 2001

NWS AFA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 24, 2001, 7:04 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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: Jul 24, 2001, 7:04 AM AKDT (15:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2001, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS AFA
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WRAK01 PAFA 241504
FFWFAI
AKZ223-224-226-250000-

...BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
700 AM ADT TUESDAY JULY 24 2001

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS FROM DELTA JUNCTION EAST
TO THE CANADA BORDER REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM TUESDAY.

THE AREA AFFECTED INCLUDES STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES ALONG THE NORTH 
SLOPES OF THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE...THE DELTANA ZONE FROM DELTA
JUNCTION EASTWARD...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.

MONDAYS HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS HAVE PERSISTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
WITH RAIN CONTINUING THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA. RAINFALL
TOTALS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE WIDESPREAD...WITH NORTHWAY REPORTING A
RECORD 24 HOUR TOTAL OF 3.07 INCHES...AS OF 4AM TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS EXCEEDS A ONCE IN 100-YEAR RAINFALL EVENT. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED 
TO LET UP TODAY...WITH SOME RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY LIKELY CONTINUING 
INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

BASED ON THE RATE OF RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY IN
PROGRESS ON STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS IN THE WARNING AREA...AND
COULD CONTINUE UP TO SIX HOURS AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. HIGH WATER 
LEVELS ON SOME OF THESE STREAMS MAY CAUSE WASH-OUTS ON ROADS.

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 400 PM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$
ASP JUL 01

The office that day

Everything else NWS AFA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 10:19 PM AKDT	Flash Flood Warning	AFA		9 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

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