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. As of 4 AM AKDT Friday, river levels near the Upper Chena have crested and are beginning to come down. The Chena below Hunts Creek is still rising gradually but beginning to level off. The Chena below Moose Creek Dam is also rising still. Water levels on the Little Chena are still gradually rising but it will be cresting soon as the rate of rise has dropped off. Peak water levels near Moose Creek Dam will likely be tonight through Saturday. - 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. - For more updated river information, please refer to water.noaa.gov or 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
- ~57s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2T811FF42KEJXE8XK99KRNF
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.554815ae554c3835c7f439f3b3dfd68411d2c6d9.001.1
- 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.869
- 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
- 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 181231 |
| 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d299f5c2cbe3497bdadc74831482feb482566d8.003.1,2026-09-16T14:03:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d299f5c2cbe3497bdadc74831482feb482566d8.002.1,2026-09-16T14:03:00-08:00 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 |