...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt is occurring.
* WHERE...Moose Creek at Northway
* WHEN...Until 400 PM AKDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding is occuring in low-lying areas along
Moose Creek. High water is impacting portions of the Northway
runway and surrounding several homes on the Northway Road between
the airport and the Chisana River bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1250 PM AKDT, A record winter snowpack in the area has
melted and the runoff is moving down Moose Creek. Water
levels on Moose Creek are expected to fall later this week as
water moves downriver and into the Chisana River.
- A long time river observer in Northway reports that this is
the highest water seen in 40 years on Moose Creek.