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
    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