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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
922 AM AKDT WED JUL 24 2024

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CITY OF HYDER-
922 AM AKDT WED JUL 24 2024

...SALMON RIVER NEAR HYDER GLACIAL DAM RELEASE...

A GLACIAL DAMMED OUTBURST FLOOD IS ON GOING ON THE SALMON RIVER NEAR
HYDER. WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST BY FRIDAY
AS WATER DRAINS FROM SUMMIT LAKE. INHERENT UNCERTAINTY IN THESE
EVENTS WILL RESULT IN VARYING CREST HEIGHT AND TIMING. POTENTIAL
MINOR FLOODING IMPACTS NEAR MILE 9 ALONG THE ROAD THAT FOLLOWS THE
RIVER. BEWARE OF DEBRIS IN THE WATER. VERY COLD WATER WILL INCREASE
THE THREAT OF HYPOTHERMIA. REPORT ANY OBSERVED IMPACTS TO NWS.

STAY TUNED TO UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING
THIS EVOLVING EVENT.

FOR SALMON RIVER NEAR HYDER:
AT 8:45AM THE STAGE WAS 25.4 FEET.

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