Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A



* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... CHESTER CREEK...CAMPBELL CREEK AND SHIP CREEK IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...



* UNTIL 1130 AM AKDT TUESDAY



* AT 1114 AM AKDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...EAGLE RIVER VISITORS CENTER...FORT RICHARDSON...EAGLE RIVER...CAMPBELL CREEK SCIENCE CENTER...AND MULDOON.



* REASON FOR WARNING/ADVISORY: ANCHORAGE AREA STREAMS ARE RUNNING AT HIGH LEVELS AS A RESULT OF RECENT PRECIPITATION. CONTINUING RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND COULD PUSH STREAMS TO MINOR FLOOD LEVELS.



* EXPECTED IMPACTS: LOW AREAS ALONG THESE STREAMS WILL SEE WATER OVER BANK BEFORE LEVELS SUBSIDE BY TUESDAY MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BIKE PATHS OR ROADWAYS. REMAIN CAUTIOUS WHEN INLOW-LYING AREAS. RECREATORS ALONG SHIP CREEK SHOULD SEE WATERS APPROACHING BANKFUL AND FASTER THAN NORMAL CURRENT.



* AFFECTED AREAS: ANCHORAGE