Flood Watch
NWS Fairbanks AK ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Remains In Effect Through Saturday Afternoon
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where
Including the following areas, Fairbanks, North Pole, Two Rivers, Fort Wainwright, Ester, and Fox
When
Through Saturday afternoon.
Impacts
Heavy rain may result in minor flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Additional details
- The Chena River is running higher than normal and will continue to be high through the week. Showers will continue through the end of the week, with storm total rainfall of 1.5"-3.00" having already been recorded. Combined with already saturated soils, this amount of rain will bring the Chena and Little Chena Rivers above minor flood stage beginning Thursday afternoon into Friday. A flood advisory is out for the Chena River. - This means low-lying and typical flood-prone areas may experience areas of flooding through the end of the week as water levels gradually rise then fall. In addition, other creeks and streams in the vicinity will be running at elevated levels. As the ground is already saturated and may struggle to hold more water, there could also be pooling and ponding of water across the area which may make travel difficult in localized spots. - For more updated river information, please refer to water.noaa.gov or weather.gov/aprfc - Http://www.weather.gov/aprfc
Instructions
Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio, television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information. You should monitor the latest forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Affected areas
- Upper Chena River Valley
- Two Rivers
- Fairbanks Metro Area
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Fairbanks AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m6s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2RY34W45K05ABCZYN1BMQMD
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.46b47e5c1af737e06ad560507552fd91e41c8146.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Fairbanks AK
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAFG
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.461
- WMO heading
- XOAK59
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 59
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.315747c2db8de61a7bf7ac6d59a092f42c2575ce.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ca4d0dda208939fd95ab3eace6fc74dab949e55.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.72c6ec33bfeaa6b7c7b00e6f14f58fc54f222fe4.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFAAFG |
| WMOidentifier | WGAK69 PAFG 180018 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PAFG.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-260920T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-19T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.03ea0f847daea7ea52b54935374a2f82769fc31e.002.1,2026-09-15T14:21:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.315747c2db8de61a7bf7ac6d59a092f42c2575ce.002.1,2026-09-14T14:18:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ca4d0dda208939fd95ab3eace6fc74dab949e55.002.1,2026-09-14T15:36:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.72c6ec33bfeaa6b7c7b00e6f14f58fc54f222fe4.001.1,2026-09-13T13:21:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Upper Chena River Valley
- Two Rivers
- Fairbanks Metro Area
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002090 |
| UGC | AKZ838 |
| UGC | AKZ843 |
| UGC | AKZ844 |