Weather Alert in Alaska
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 11:08AM AKDT until August 14 at 7:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
AREAS AFFECTED: Southern Seward Peninsula Coast
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Including the following area, Southern Seward Peninsula Coast. This includes the cities of Nome, White Mountain, And Golovin. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Small creeks and streams may rise rapidly and high water is likely along main stem rivers as the runoff makes its way downstream. The highest water levels on main stem rivers near the coast will likely be approximately 1 day after rainfall stops. Rainfall is expected to stop late Wednesday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Predicted rainfall amounts and pre-event water levels on rivers are similar to the August 2024 event. Similar impacts are expected. - Http://www.weather.gov/aprfc - If you live near or along the Niukluk River and other rivers draining the Bendeleben Mountains, secure boats and other property stored along the river banks.
INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio, television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.
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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is
freezing rain.
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