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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK

400 PM ADT SUNDAY JUL 27 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT 

   TONIGHT FOR SMALL STREAMS

   ...IN THE FAIRBANKS AREA...

   ...IN THE CHENA...CHATANIKA AND SALCHA RIVER BASINS...

   ...ALONG THE STEESE HIGHWAY WEST OF EAGLE SUMMIT...

   ...ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF ELLIOT HIGHWAY...

   ...ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY EAST OF NENANA.... 



SINCE SATURDAY MORNING BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

FALLEN IN THESE AREAS. THE WORST HIT HAS BEEN THE CHATANIKA 

BASIN WHERE SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE HAD OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN. 

SMALL STREAMS MAY RISE RAPIDLY OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND COULD 

CAUSE ROAD WASH OUTS. THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED 

AT THE MILE 57 BRIDGE OVER THE TOLOVANA RIVER DUE TO FLOODING. 

THE RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF SOON AND FLASH FLOODING ON SMALL 

STREAMS SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. FLOODING WILL STILL 

OCCUR TONIGHT ON THE CHATANIKA RIVER, THE UPPER CHENA RIVER 

AND THE SALCHA RIVER. 



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8AM MONDAY 

   FOR THE DENALI AREA...



ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN MUCH OF THE DENALI AREA.

ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE 

TONIGHT AND FLASH FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS COULD OCCUR 

THROUGH 8AM. IN ADDITION MUD AND ROCK SLIDES COULD OCCUR 

THROUGH MONDAY. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

PEOPLE IN THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO

PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.



THE NEXT FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT MIDNIGHT 

TONIGHT OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.



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JB JUL 03

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