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🟡 Moderate
Special Weather Statement
South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Lower Yukon River; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley; Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys; North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range; Upper Kuskokwim Valley
Special Weather Statement issued August 1 at 1:16PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Alert Description
As a coastal system moves across Western Alaska Sunday into Monday, it will bring widespread rain and southerly winds across the area. Rain totals from Sunday afternoon through early Tuesday morning are expected range from 1 to 2 inches across most of the Western Interior. River levels will rise with this rainfall, although no flooding is expected. From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday night, southerly winds could gust as high as 40 mph in the Lower Yukon and Upper Kuskokwim Valleys, with gusts over 30 mph possible elsewhere.
Time Information
Effective
Aug 1, 2026, 9:16 PM
Expires
Aug 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
Issued
Aug 1, 2026, 9:16 PM
Alert Details
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Category
Met
Issued By
NWS Fairbanks AK
National Weather Service