Flood Warning For Valdez Galcier
Posted by Don In Hollister on August 15, 2001 at 07:39:28:

Hi All. Here is something everyone should wake up to now an then. Take Care...Don in creepy town

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VALDEZ GLACIER -ALASKA

B U L L E T I N - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VALDEZ GLACIER STREAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ANCHORAGE AK 4 AM ADT WED AUG 15 1901

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

...RESIDENTS ALONG THE VALDEZ GLACIER STREAM...

VERY WARM CONDITIONS AND HIGH FREEZING LEVELS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A GLACIER DAMMED LAKE ON THE VALDEZ GLACIER RELEASING. REPORTS THIS MORNING INDICATE WATER LEVELS RISING IN EXCESS OF TWO FEET ALONG THE GLACIER STREAM BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM.

REMEMBER...SAFETY FIRST... PERSONS IN THE FLOOD WARNING AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING FLOOD WATERS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF LIFE OR PROPERTY IS THREATENED.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 10 AM ADT WEDNESDAY OR OR SOONER.