Weather Warning

This warning affects:Lower Kobuk Valley, Lower Koyukuk Valley, Noatak Valley, South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range, South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range, Upper Kobuk Valleys and Upper Koyukuk Valley.

Hydrologic Outlook for South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range, South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range, Noatak Valley, Lower Kobuk Valley, Upper Kobuk Valleys, and 2 more locations

  • Issued by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

AREAS AFFECTED : SOUTH SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE; SOUTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE; NOATAK VALLEY; LOWER KOBUK VALLEY; UPPER KOBUK VALLEYS; LOWER KOYUKUK VALLEY; UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY

ESFAFG 
 
The headwater tributaries of the Koyukuk, Kobuk, and Noatak Rivers 
have received substantial rainfall this week leading to record 
crests at Slate Creek near Coldfoot (30 years of record) and Dahl 
Creek near Kobuk (39 years of record). An additional half inch of 
rainfall is expected to continue in the Western and Central Brooks 
Range through Friday eve, keeping water levels on rivers high and 
contributing to standing water in poorly drained areas. 
 
The crests from the early week rainfall are making their way down 
the main stems of the Kobuk, Koyukuk, and Noatak Rivers through the 
end of the week. Expect river levels to remain high through the 
weekend.