Varování, Conoco Phillips - Alaska Alpine Fire Department

Flood Advisory issued June 17 at 2:33PM AKDT until June 19 at 8:45AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK * WHAT...Minor flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to be possible * WHERE...Colville River from Umiat to Nuiqsut. * WHEN...Until Friday morning * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying areas due to rapid snowmelt * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - As of Wednesday afternoon rain and snowmelt are causing bankfull water levels along the Colville River. Up to 1.5 inches of rain fell early in the week in the headwaters and rapidly melted the snowpack remaining in the Brooks Range. The rain has ended and the Colville River at Umiat has crested as of Wednesday afternoon. Areas downstream of Umiat will be seeing cresting water levels over the next 36 hours. - Http://www.weather.gov/aprfc