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Flood Watch 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 20, 2023

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this flood watch at May 20, 2023, 11:31 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2023, 11:31 AM AKDT (19:31 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2023, 11:41 AM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK
Flood severity: None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at May 20, 4:45 AM AKDT, 6 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 4:45 AM AKDT, 6 hours 46 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 20, 2:19 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr
May 20, 2:43 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr
May 20, 11:51 AM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	48 hr
May 20, 12:14 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	47 hr
May 20, 3:29 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	61 hr
May 20, 3:29 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
May 20, 3:45 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	47 hr
May 20, 3:45 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	9 days

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.