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Rain & rivers

Rain expected and rain that fell, and the gauges at action stage or above in Alaska, each with NWS’s forecast. Flood warnings are the Live tracker’s.

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Action stage

Antler River at Auke Bay, AK

Gauge
River gauge · AAKA2 · NWS AJK
Observed
Observed 32.53 ft at : action stage
Forecast
No forecast at action stage or above.
Stages
Action 32.5 ft · Flood (minor) 33.5 ft · Moderate 34.5 ft

Forecast hydrograph

Impacts and the full forecast are read for gauges in flood; this one is at action stage.

NWS’s statements for this gauge’s water at each stage, up to the highest observed or forecast. A gauge does not say whether a particular road or neighbourhood near it floods.

NWPS’s page for AAKA2 On the Live tracker’s map River flood warnings in Alaska

Rain and rivers in Alaska

On the Briefing’s map

River, coastal and lake gauges in Alaska

One gauge in flood in Alaska, observed or forecast. Choose one for its forecast hydrograph.

Minor flooding 1

  1. Forecast: minor flooding Kwigillingok Tidal Gage, AKNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 1.49 ft at · below flood stage (0.6 ft) by : minor flooding
Action stage, not flooding 1

Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.

  1. Observed: action stage Antler River at Auke Bay, AKObserved 32.53 ft at : action stage

A gauge measures its water at that one place. Flash flooding, which comes in hours from heavy rain, is in the warnings as Flash Flood Warnings; a river can be in flood with no rain falling.

Gauges observed checked · Data: NOAA/NWS

Gauges forecast checked · Data: NOAA/NWS

Gauge impacts and forecasts checked · Data: NOAA/NWPS

Alaska flash-flood briefing

Not an official warning service. Warnings and watches are the National Weather Service’s, outlooks and reports the Storm Prediction Center’s and the Weather Prediction Center’s (Data: NOAA/NWS, NOAA/SPC, NOAA/WPC). When a warning is issued for you, act on it, and use weather.gov or a NOAA Weather Radio for where you are.