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Yukon Delta Coast coastal flooding
DevelopingNext check : Initial observed water levels, road and airstrip access conditions, and any replacement warning or protective order.
Where it stands
A coastal-flooding warning forecasts water 5–7 feet above normal high tide along the Yukon Delta Coast, with Hooper Bay expected to face the greatest impacts beginning Friday morning. Low buildings, beach property, parts of town and roads to the airstrip could flood; actual flooding and any loss of airstrip access are not yet confirmed in the report.
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The story so far
Update 1
Hooper Bay’s roads to the airstrip face flooding as coastal water rises
Water levels 5–7 feet above normal high tide are forecast in Hooper Bay, where flooding could reach low buildings and cut off the roads to the airstrip.
History
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Who's involved
Organizations
National Weather ServiceU.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration1 report
Places
- Hooper BayHooper Bay, AK, United States of America1 report
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