Coastal Flood Warning for Yukon Delta Coast
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- Yukon Delta Coast
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What is happening
What: Significant coastal flooding expected. Water levels 5 to 7.5 feet above the normal high tide line expected for Hooper Bay. Water levels 2 to 4.5 feet above the normal high tide line for the rest of the Yukon Delta Coast. Impacts: In Hooper Bay, beach property, and the lowest buildings will be inundated. The...
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Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
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* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected. Water levels 5 to 7.5 feet above the normal high tide line expected for Hooper Bay. Water levels 2 to 4.5 feet above the normal high tide line for the rest of the Yukon Delta Coast. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast, particularly Hooper Bay. * WHEN...From 4 AM Friday to 10 PM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...In Hooper Bay, beach property, and the lowest buildings will be inundated. The access roads to the airstrip and the larger parts of town will likely be inundated. Elsewhere along the Yukon Delta Coastline, beach property and the lowest lying roads may be threatened. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels peak with the high tides Friday and then slowly decrease through the weekend. Gusty south to southeast winds peak Friday with gusts up to 65 mph possible.
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Coastal Flood Warning issued October 21 at 3:09PM AKDT until October 25 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Fairbanks AK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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