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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
144 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009
...HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE TANANA RIVER INTO NEXT WEEK...
RECENT AND CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR ARE
RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GLACIAL MELTING AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW MELT RUNOFF FROM THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS LARGE VOLUME
OF MELTWATER HAS CAUSED THE TANANA RIVER TO RISE STEADILY OVER THE
PAST WEEK. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECASTED THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND AND THE TANANA RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
RISING. THE TANANA RIVER WILL LIKELY REACH BANKFULL AT SOME
LOCATIONS AND COULD POTENTIALLY FLOOD SOME LOW LYING AREAS. AT
THIS TIME SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED BUT RESIDENTS ALONG
THE TANANA RIVER AND ITS GLACIALLY FED TRIBUTARIES SHOULD MONITOR
WATER LEVELS.
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