{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.bf2dfbb82806a13454b9484df34330534fd2a96e.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued September 19 at 4:22AM AKDT until September 20 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.bf2dfbb82806a13454b9484df34330534fd2a96e.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Fairbanks AK"},"word_count":371,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued September 19 at 4:22AM AKDT until September 20 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Upper Chena River Valley; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area\n**Issued by:** NWS Fairbanks AK\n**Sent:** 2026-09-19T04:22:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-19T04:22:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-20T22:00:00-08:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.\n\n* WHERE...Chena River Basin from Moose Creek Dam to the end of Chena\nHot Springs Road.\n\n* WHEN...Until 1000 PM AKDT Sunday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Some\nlow-water crossings may become impassable. River and stream flows\nremain elevated. Ponding of water in areas is occurring or is\nimminent.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 412 AM AKDT, gage reports indicated widespread moderate to\nheavy rain across the Chena River Basin over the past several\ndays. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain has fallen this week.\n\n- High water levels will continue to work through the Fairbanks,\nBadger, and North Pole region along the Chena and Little Chena\nRivers. Use extra caution on and along the rivers as water levels\ncontinue to run at near record to record levels for this time of\nyear. The Chena River near Two Rivers is dropping but remains\nbankfull. The Chena River below Hunts Creek is dropping but\nremains bankfull. The Chena River below Moose Creek Dam is\ncresting. The Chena River at Fairbanks will be cresting Saturday\nafternoon. We are expecting rivers to remain high through the\nweekend but gradually drop towards more normal levels through the\nweek.\n\n- For Chena River below Hunts Creek near Two Rivers :\nAt 4:00am the stage was 15.7 feet.\nFlood Stage is 17.2 feet.\nForecast: A crest around 15.3 feet is expected at 10:00am\nSaturday.\n\n\nFor Chena River below Moose Creek dam:\nAt 4:00am the stage was 24.8 feet.\nFlood Stage is 24.5 feet.\nForecast: A crest around 24.8 feet is expected at 10:00am\nSaturday.\n\n\nFor Chena River near Two Rivers:\nAt 3:00am the stage was 19.4 feet.\nFlood Stage is 19.5 feet.\nForecast: A crest around 19.1 feet is expected at 10:00am\nSaturday.\n\n\n- Http://www.weather.gov/aprfc\n\n## Instructions\nStay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,\ntelevision, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.\n\nTurn around, don't drown, when encountering flooded roads."}