NWS Fairbanks AKCF.W 0001October 22, 2026
Coastal Flood Warning: Yukon Delta Coast, AK
The National Weather Service office in Fairbanks issued a coastal flood warning for Yukon Delta Coast in Alaska, in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on October 25. It was the 1st coastal flood warning the NWS office in Fairbanks issued in 2026. Alaska had 1 coastal flood warning in October 2026, against 1 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alaska's coastal flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 3 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fairbanks AK
- Area
- Yukon Delta Coast
- State
- Alaska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:43 a.m. AKDT, October 22, 2026
- In force from
- 4:00 a.m. AKDT, October 23, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. AKDT, October 25, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFG CF.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Coastal Flood Warnings in Alaska since 2008Every warning type in Alaska
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected. Water levels 5 to 7 feet above the normal high tide line expected for Hooper Bay. Water levels 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line for the rest of the Yukon Delta Coast. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast, particularly Hooper Bay. * WHEN...From 4 AM Friday to 10 PM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...In Hooper Bay, beach property, and the lowest buildings will be inundated. The access roads to the airstrip and the larger parts of town will likely be inundated and access to the airstrip will be cut off. Elsewhere along the Yukon Delta Coastline, beach property and the lowest lying roads may be threatened. Water levels will peak around midday Friday in Hooper Bay then drop during the afternoon. Be aware that water levels will remain high during each high tide into the weekend. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels peak with the high tides Friday and then slowly decrease through the weekend. South to southeast winds peak Friday with gusts up to 65 mph possible.
What the agency told people to do
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.