Flood Advisory
NWS Anchorage AK ยท US
Details
Flood Advisory Now In Effect Until 4 PM AKDT This Afternoon
- Event
- Flood Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- 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 continues.
Where
Kuskokwim near Bethel.
When
Until 400 PM AKDT.
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 1252 PM AKDT, the river gauge at Bethel indicates water levels above flood stage, at or above 8.5 ft. Additionally, reports out of the Lower Kuskokwim, including Napakiak, Napaskiak, Oscarville, Bethel and Kwethluk, confirm flooding in low-lying areas. Water levels may drop with the outgoing tide this (Wednesday) afternoon, but are expected to rise again Thursday morning with another high tide cycle. These high water levels are a result of the Kuskokwim River back-up at its outlet in combination with heavy rain runoff farther upstream. Minor flooding will continue from overflow of poor drainage areas. High tides will decrease later in the week, allowing the backwater of the Kuskokwim River to drain, lowering water levels to below flood stage. - Elevated water levels have been slow to recede. They are expected to drop below flood level later this afternoon as the tide goes out. - For Kuskokwim River at Bethel: At 11:51am 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. - 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
- Issue to receipt
- ~24s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2RJHTXH4G6PPMMSH043S43S
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.90eac7a992492051e31a0c9b7261d6428c2d3fa4.001.1
- 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.4598
- WMO heading
- XOAK58
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 58
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | FAY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSAFC |
| WMOidentifier | WGAK88 PAFC 172057 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.PAFC.FA.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-260918T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa01ec82e7450c6292050d4e258373045e4c4a2b.001.1,2026-09-16T05:21:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.163c3e02bf26f317b4239367033d348af23f22c3.001.1,2026-09-15T21:32:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.962615a66c4fcc1ecb188b2a0dd71148af03b57c.001.1,2026-09-15T15:22:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3818dedf1e999af45f08fddb40e09e85eb3dbeea.001.1,2026-09-15T07:31:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Interior Kuskokwim Delta
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002050 |
| UGC | AKZ756 |
- Polygons
- 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 60.77,-161.51