HAPPENING NOW
Flood Warning issued May 14 at 4:10PM AKDT until May 15 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam is expected.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam is expected. * WHERE...Galena. * WHEN...Until 1000 PM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...High water may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 409 PM AKDT, the ice jam at Yuki River has released. Water and ice are moving towards Galena this evening. Impounding water due to the ice jam is expected to cause rapid river rises. As the front progresses towards Galena, residents should be prepared for the possibility of an ice jam downstream of Galena including near Bishop Rock. - The amount of water behind the ice jam that released along the Yukon River near the mouth of the Yuki River is higher than 2023 levels. - Http://www.weather.gov/aprfc
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