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Coastal Flood Warning issued October 21 at 3:09PM AKDT until October 25 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

Coastal Flood Warning · Yukon Delta Coast. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 23:09 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 23:25 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Fairbanks AK · Yukon Delta Coast
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
23 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
23 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC / 26 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected. Water levels 5 to 7.5 feet above the normal high tide line expected for Hooper Bay. Water levels 2 to 4.5 feet above the normal high tide line for the rest of the Yukon Delta Coast. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast, particularly Hooper Bay. * WHEN...From 4 AM Friday to 10 PM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...In Hooper Bay, beach property, and the lowest buildings will be inundated. The access roads to the airstrip and the larger parts of town will likely be inundated. Elsewhere along the Yukon Delta Coastline, beach property and the lowest lying roads may be threatened. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels peak with the high tides Friday and then slowly decrease through the weekend. Gusty south to southeast winds peak Friday with gusts up to 65 mph possible.

Instructions in this archived message

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 23:25 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Coastal Flood Warning issued October 21 at 3:09PM AKDT until October 25 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 23:09 UTC

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      "onsetAt": "2026-10-23T12:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-26T06:00:00.000Z",
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