NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 4 at 8:14AM AKDT until August 7 at 1:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Yentna River including Lake Creek.
* WHEN...Until 100 PM AKDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 804 AM AKDT, The river gauge at the Yentna River at Lake
Creek indicates rises in water levels from heavy rain across
the warned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible
with higher amounts possible in the upper Yentna Basin.
- For Yentna River at Lake Creek:
At 7:51am the stage was 20.7 feet.
Flood Stage is 20.5 feet.
Forecast: A crest near 22 feet is expected Wednesday.
Impacts:
Between 21 and 22 feet, several lodges may have water in or
around low-lying cabins.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1456th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days