Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
302 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY AK-
302 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 300 PM AKDT TO 600 PM AKDT SUNDAY
FOR THE CHENA RIVER DOWN RIVER FROM THE NORDALE ROAD BRIDGE AND UP
RIVER FROM FORT WAINWRIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ICE JAM FLOODING FOR THE CHENA RIVER DOWN RIVER
FROM THE NORDALE ROAD BRIDGE AND UP RIVER FROM FORT WAINWRIGHT

* UNTIL 600 PM AKDT SUNDAY

* AN ICE JAM ALONG THIS PORTION OF THE CHENA RIVER IS CAUSING WATER
TO BACK UP INTO SEVERAL YARDS AND PROPERTIES...PRODUCING MINOR
FLOODING.

* MINOR FLOODING OF SEVERAL YARDS AND AN OUTBUILDING WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED IN THE ENGLAND CIRCLE AREA. HOWEVER OTHER SECTIONS OF THE
RIVER IN THIS AREA MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING THROUGH
SUNDAY AS WATER LEVELS FLUCTUATE DUE TO ICE JAMS FORMING AND
RELEASING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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LAT...LON 6484 14756 6485 14744 6484 14744 6483 14757

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JL MAY 13