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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Juneau AK
1034 AM AKDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.The Chilkat River is still running high and still above minor flood
stage. The water levels will begin to rise again as the heavy rain
increase through the day. The river will remain over minor flood
stage into Friday.

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Haines Borough and Klukwan AK-
1034 AM AKDT Wed Jul 17 2024

...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.

* WHERE...The Chilkat River in areas around Mile Post 14 and 24 of
  the Haines Highway, near Klukwan, and the Chilkat River Bridge.

* WHEN...Until 400 PM AKDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1019 AM AKDT, satellite estimates and rain gauge data
    indicate rain and snowmelt across the advisory area and minor
    flooding is ongoing, especially near The Chilkat River. Up to
    0.75 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
    up to 0.2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1
    to 2 inches are possible.

  - For Chilkat River at Klukwan:
    At 9:00am the stage was 126.4 feet.
    Flood Stage is 126.0 feet.
    Forecast: A crest around 127.0 feet is expected around
    10:00am Thursday.

    Impacts:
    At 126.0 feet: Bankfull stage. Water will begin to flood
    backyards along the Chilkat River in the village of Klukwan.

    At 126.5 feet: Expect flooding of yards and bank erosion near
    the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional
    Knowledge camp in the village of Klukwan. Water will flood
    lower elevations in backyards along the Chilkat River near
    Klukwan and start to impact some smokehouse and a river
    access road.

    At 127.5 feet: Lower elevations in backyards along the
    Chilkat River in Klukwan will be underwater, and a river
    access road, smokehouses and storage sheds will flood. Bank
    erosion is expected to increase near Jilkaat Kwan Cultural
    Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,
television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.

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LAT...LON 5936 13539 5925 13470 5896 13433 5897 13517
      5932 13537 5932 13555 5914 13538 5819 13506
      5818 13526 5850 13549 5850 13532 5862 13540
      5873 13575 5897 13557 5910 13570 5926 13649
      5946 13647 5973 13572


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