FLOOD WARNING FOR KENAI RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
330 PM WED AUGUST 29 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE KENAI
RIVER, INCLUDING THE AREAS OF KENAI LAKE, COOPER LANDING, AND KENAI
KEYS.

HEAVY RAIN OVER THE UPPER PORTION OF THE KENAI BASIN ON MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING HAS CAUSED A MAJOR RISE IN WATER LEVELS ON
THE KENAI RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.  THE GAGE ON THE TRAIL RIVER AT
LAWING HAS RISEN 3.4 FT IN THE PAST 30 HOURS AND THE SNOW RIVER ROSE
4.0 FEET BEFORE CRESTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION
OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED AND WILL PROLONG THE CREST.  WATER
LEVELS AT COOPER LANDING WILL PROBABLY CREST SOMETIME LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, WITH A STAGE SLIGHTLY BELOW 14 FT.  PRIMROSE CAMPGROUND IS
THE MAIN AREA AFFECTED BY STAGES BELOW 14 FT.  THE SNOW GLACIER LAKE
HAS NOT RELEASED AT THIS TIME.

MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AT KENAI KEYS. STAGES ARE EXPECTED TO
CREST LATE FRIDAY DOWNSTREAM OF KENAI KEYS AT ABOUT 13 FEET ON THE
USGS GAGE AND AT ABOUT 12 FEET AT KENAI KEYS. 

THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA HAVE ENDED, WITH LIGHTER
AMOUNTS OF RAIN FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  SMALLER STREAMS
SHOULD BEGIN FALLING TODAY, WITH THE KENAI RIVER FALLING OVER THE
WEEKEND.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.   

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT 10 AM AUGUST 30 OR EARLIER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
 
SDL
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