Flood Advisory for Anchorage
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- Anchorage
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- Minor
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. Ponding of water on area roadways and low-lying areas is occurring or is imminent. Where: Anchorage and Eagle River When: Until noon AKDT.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Anchorage and Eagle River * WHEN...Until noon AKDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. Ponding of water on area roadways and low-lying areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 746 AM AKDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain across the advisory area. Between 0.2 and 0.4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.1 to 0.3 inches are possible. Heavy rain will continue through late this morning. Heavy rain may lead to ponding of water on roadways and low-lying areas. Use caution and slow down when driving through heavy rain. Water levels along small waterways are expected to be at or above bankfull through Wednesday morning. Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued October 19 at 8:01AM AKDT until October 19 at 12:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
Official revision - Alert
Flood Advisory issued October 19 at 6:10AM AKDT until October 19 at 12:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Anchorage AK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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