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Date Posted: 13:03:22 07/27/03 Sun
Author: Tim Biggane
Subject: Warning

700 AM ADT SUN JUL 27 2003
UPDATED FOR FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND RIVER FLOOD WARNING

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING THROUGH 12 AM MONDAY FOR SMALL STREAMS...

...RIVER FLOOD WARNING BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER CHENA AND UPPER CHATANIKA RIVERS...

...WIND ADVISORY OVER THE HILLS TODAY...

740 AM ADT SUNDAY JUL 27 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING VALID UNTIL 12 AM MONDAY FOR SMALL STREAMS IN DENALI PARK AND IN THE UPPER SALCHA RIVER BASIN. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE UPPER SALCHA BASIN DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS. HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN IN PARTS OF DENALI PARK...MAINLY ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSURES. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED IN THE REX BRIDGE AREA DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SMALL STREAMS IN THAT AREA AND THE NENANA RIVER IS RUNNING HIGH. MANY SMALL STREAMS IN THE THE UPPER SALCHA BASIN AND IN AND NEAR DENALI PARK WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO FLOOD STAGE OR HIGHER TODAY AND CONTINUE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH 12 AM MONDAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 AM MONDAY FOR SMALL STREAMS IN THE UPPER CHENA RIVER BASIN...THE CHATANIKA RIVER BASIN...AND ALONG THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS IN THE UPPER CHENA RIVER BASIN...THE CHATANIKA RIVER BASIN...AND THE UPPER SALCHA RIVER BASIN. IN THE FAIRBANKS AREA...ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT. HEAVY RAINS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH NOON TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR. MANY SMALL STREAMS IN THE UPPER CHENA BASIN...THE CHATANIKA RIVER BASIN...AND ALONG THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY WILL RAPIDLY RISE TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY AND REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH 12 AM MONDAY.

PEOPLE SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO WADE ACROSS RAPIDLY FLOWING STREAMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER RAPIDLY FLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURING. PEOPLE IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.

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Re: Warning -- Tim Biggane, 10:15:39 07/30/03 Wed