Flood Advisory
NWS Anchorage AK ยท US
Details
Flood Advisory issued September 15 at 7:31AM AKDT until September 15 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
- Issued
- Onset
- Expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Flooding caused by onshore flow restricting Kuskokwim River drainage in combination with excessive rainfall is expected.
Where
Kuskokwim near Bethel.
When
Until 400 PM AKDT Tuesday.
Impacts
Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. River or stream flows are elevated. Ponding of water in areas is occurring or is imminent.
Additional details
- At 715 AM AKDT, river gauges in Bethel have detected a rise in water level above 8.5 feet. River gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from the Kuskokwim River back-up in combination with heavy rain across the advisory area. This is causing minor flooding from overflow of poor drainage areas, especially along the Kuskokwim. - Strong onshore winds along the Kuskokwim coast have limited the ability for the Kuskokwim River to drain out into the Bering Sea. This has caused rapid river rises along the coast and inland into Bethel. Water levels are expected to back up along Brown Slough and flood low lying areas of Bethel and areas along the Kuskokwim. - For Kuskokwim River at Bethel: At 6:50am the stage was 8.6 feet. Flood Stage is 8.5 feet. Impacts: At 7.0 feet: Action and bankfull stage. At 8.5 feet: Minor flood stage. Water starts to back up along Brown Slough and flood low lying areas. At 12.0 feet: Moderate flood stage. At 14.0 feet: Major flood stage. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio, television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. If you live near or along the Kuskokwim River stay alert and be prepared to take action.
Affected areas
- Interior Kuskokwim Delta
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Anchorage AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2JV3P23NF80NJZHCYG62ZPV
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3818dedf1e999af45f08fddb40e09e85eb3dbeea.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Anchorage AK
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAFC
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4833
- WMO heading
- XOAK58
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 58
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | FAY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSAFC |
| WMOidentifier | WGAK88 PAFC 151531 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.PAFC.FA.Y.0019.260915T1531Z-260916T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-15T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Interior Kuskokwim Delta
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002050 |
| UGC | AKZ756 |
- Polygons
- 60.89,-161.78 60.77,-161.51 60.63,-161.74 60.65,-161.84 60.66,-161.99 60.71,-162.12 60.71,-162.11 60.89,-161.78