Avisos oficiales de tiempo severo cerca de 59.53°N 136.09°O

Warm daytime and overnight temperatures have continued to allow for melting of high elevation snow and icepack. Continued warm temperatures will allow for more snow and ice to melt during the daytime hours. * WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues. * WHERE...The Chilkat River near Areas Around Mile Post 14 And 24 Of The Haines Highway, Near Klukwan And The Chilkat River Bridge. * WHEN...Until 700 PM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 937 AM AKDT, River gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from snowmelt in areas around mile post 14 and 24 of the Haines Highway, near Klukwan and the Chilkat River Bridge. Minor flooding is ongoing, especially near the Chilkat River. - Multiple crests are expected due to diurnal temperature trends with an overall rising trend over the next two days and minor flooding may persist into the weekend. Please send reports of impacts and pictures of those impacts with specific location information to the National Weather Service forecast office in Juneau ([email protected]), X, or Facebook. - For Chilkat River at Klukwan: At 9:00am the stage was 126.64 feet. Flood Stage is 126.0 feet. Forecast: A crest around 127.31 feet is expected around 10:00am Wednesday. 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. At 128.0 feet: Water will begin to flow over the driveway into the property of Chilkat River Adventures just upstream of the Haines Highway Chilkat River bridge. Minor flooding may occur near mile post 14 and 25 boat launches along with minor flooding of Porcupine Road. Flooding of backyards along the Chilkat River in Klukwan will get worse. At 128.5 feet: Water will flood the property of Chilkat River Adventures just upstream of the Haines Highway Chilkat River bridge with some other minor flooding near mile post 14 and 25 boat launches and along Porcupine Road. Flooding will impact most backyards along the Chilkat River in Klukwan including storage sheds, smokehouses and other out buildings. Significant bank erosion is expected near the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp. At 129.0 feet: Water will approach the top of the erosion control dike protecting the longhouse at the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp in Klukwan and begin to impact the concrete footers of nearby longhouses and other structures. Entire backyards along the Chilkat River in Klukwan will be flooded impacting numerous smokehouses and other storage buildings. At 130.5 feet: This is the estimate stage where there will be significant damage to buildings at the Chilkat River Adventures and longhouses at the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp in Klukwan. At 134.5 feet: Water level at the concrete foundation of the log cabin closest to the Chilkat River bridge on the left downstream overbank area. At 134.7 feet: Water level will reach the base of the Haines Highway Chilkat River bridge horizontal I-beam, and the top of the concrete bridge abutment. - If you live near or along the Chilkat river, stay alert and be prepared to take action.