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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK

July 20, 2002

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this flash flood warning at Jul 20, 2002, 9:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 20, 2002, 9:49 AM AKDT (17:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2002, 10:00 PM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK
Area: Whole counties

The text

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

000 
WGAK59 PAFG 201749
FFWAFG
AKZ224-210600-

...BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
950 AM ADT SATURDAY JUL 20 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN THE MIDDLE SALCHA 
  RIVER BASIN.

* UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING

* NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS DETECTED AN AREA
  OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MIDDLE
  SALCHA BASIN WITHIN A 20 MILE RADIUS OF CARIBOU BAR. THIS AREA 
  OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED 
  PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR.

* HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL PRODUCE VERY RAPID RISES IN
  THE LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN THE MIDDLE
  SALCHA BASIN DURING THE NEXT 3 TO 6 HOURS. FLOODING IS IMMINENT
  ON THESE SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES.  
   
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT.
TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE CAMPING
NEAR SMALL STREAMS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

THE NEXT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 4PM THIS AFTERNOON
OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$
RF JUL 02

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGAK79 PAFG 202330
FFSAFG
AKZ224-210600-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
400 PM ADT SATURDAY JUL 20 2002

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES
IN THE MIDDLE SALCHA RIVER BASIN IS CANCELED. HEAVY RAIN
IN THE AREA ENDED BY LATE THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BUT MORE HEAVY RAIN IS
NOT EXPECTED. SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA MAY
STILL BE AT HIGH LEVELS BUT WATER LEVELS WILL BE
RECEDING THIS EVENING.

THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT WITH THIS WARNING.

RF JUL 02

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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.