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Warm daytime and overnight temperatures have continued to allow for melting of high elevation snow and icepack. Continued warm temperatures will allow for more snow and ice to melt during the daytime hours.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues.

* WHERE...The Chilkat River near Areas Around Mile Post 14 And 24 Of The Haines Highway, Near Klukwan And The Chilkat River Bridge.

* WHEN...Until 700 PM AKDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM AKDT, River gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from snowmelt in areas around mile post 14 and 24 of the Haines Highway, near Klukwan and the Chilkat River Bridge. Minor flooding is ongoing, especially near the Chilkat River. - Multiple crests are expected due to diurnal temperature trends with an overall rising trend over the next few days and minor flooding may persist into the weekend. Please send reports of impacts and pictures of those impacts with specific location information to the National Weather Service forecast office in Juneau ([email protected]), X, or Facebook. - For Chilkat River at Klukwan: At 10:00am the stage was 126.52 feet. Flood Stage is 126.0 feet. Forecast: A crest around 127.17 feet is expected around 10:00am Tuesday with another crest above minor flood stage on Wednesday morning. Impacts: At 126.0 feet: Bankfull stage. Water will begin to flood backyards along the Chilkat River in the village of Klukwan. At 126.5 feet: Expect flooding of yards and bank erosion near the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp in the village of Klukwan. Water will flood lower elevations in backyards along the Chilkat River near Klukwan and start to impact some smokehouse and a river access road. At 127.5 feet: Lower elevations in backyards along the Chilkat River in Klukwan will be underwater, and a river access road, smokehouses and storage sheds will flood. Bank erosion is expected to increase near Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp. - If you live near or along the Chilkat river, stay alert and be prepared to take action.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN

Instructions:

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.