AKZ223 - Deltana and Tanana Flats
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AKZ222-223-190600-
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DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS AK-MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY AK-
548 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR THE
TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ICE JAM FLOODING THE TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA
* UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY
* AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN PLACE ON THE TANANA RIVER APPROXIMATELY
1/2 MILE DOWNSTREAM OF THE BOONDOX BAR IN SALCHA.
* THE TANANA RIVER IS FLOWING OVERBANK IN THE VICINITY OF THE
BOONDOX BAR IN SALCHA. SALCHA RESCUE REPORTS FLOODING CONTINUES ON
THE SOUTH END OF THE OLD RICHARDSON HIGHWAY AND THE ROAD IS
IMPASSABLE. MINOR FLOODING IS IMPACTING SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL YARDS
AND HAS SURROUNDED AT LEAST ONE HOME IN THE AREA. FLOODING IS NOT
IMPACTING THE MAIN RICHARDSON HIGHWAY.
WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN FLUCTUATING BY SEVERAL FEET AND WILL C
CONTINUE AS ADDITIONAL ICE MOVES DOWN THE TANANA RIVER AND HANGS
UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM. AT THIS TIME THE TANANA RIVER IS NOT
FLOWING INTO PILEDRIVER SLOUGH. RESIDENTS NEAR THE BOONDOX BAR AND
ALONG THE OLD RICHARDSON HIGHWAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE
LEVEL OF THE TANANA RIVER AND PILEDRIVER SLOUGH. FLOODING WILL
LIKELY PERSIST UNTIL THE ICE JAM RELEASES.
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 6458 14717 6458 14706 6452 14697 6451 14708
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AKZ223-182000-
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DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-
INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY...
HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE
620 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT
TODAY ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY.
* LOCATION...ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION.
* SNOW...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH NOON SATURDAY FOR A
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE
SNOW MELTING AS IT HITS THE GROUND.
* VISIBILITY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY THEN
DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
INTO DRIFTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
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AKZ223-190530-
DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-
INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY...HARDING/BIRCH
LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE
624 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY
ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION...
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR THE
TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA...
.TODAY...PERIODS OF SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 30 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
30 MPH.
.SUNDAY...DECREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...DECREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO
10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
LOWS AROUND 30.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
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TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
DELTA JUNCTION 32 18 38 / 80 40 0
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