Active Advisories: Flood Advisory
Currently
Reported at Fort Greely / Allen U. S. Army Airfield, Ak, AK
6:53 PM GMT-9 SUN MAY 27 2012- 52°F11°C
Overcast- Feels Like:52°F11°CDew Point:39°F4°CHumidity:62%
Winds:SW 6 mph 10 kph
Pressure:29.77 in1008 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Flood Advisory
108 PM AKDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR THE SALCHA RIVERS IN THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY... SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL HAVE CAUSED THE SALCHA RIVERS TO RISE RAPIDLY. ALTHOUGH UPSTREAM LOCATIONS HAVE CRESTED...MORE RAINFALL HAS FALLEN TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE SECONDARY RISES ON THIS STREAM TONIGHT AND MONDAY WHICH MAY APPROACH THE FIRST CREST. LEVELS MAY RISE TO NEAR MINOR FLOOD STAGE ON THE SALCHA RIVER. RECREATIONAL USERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WATER LEVEL AND FLOODING OF GRAVEL BARS. WATCH FOR AN INCREASE IN LOGS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. LEVELS FOR THE CHENA IN FAIRBANKS AND THE SALCHA NEAR THE MOUTH WILL NOT CREST UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. LAT...LON 6450 14696 6463 14602 6454 14603 6442 14691




