# Flood Watch: Western Susitna Valley; Central Susitna Valley — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-03 12:04 ingested 2026-08-04 08:41

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Watch — Western Susitna Valley; Central Susitna Valley
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...The following areas: Central Susitna Valley and Western
Susitna Valley. This includes Petersville, Cache Creek, Talkeetna,
and communities along the Yentna and Skwentna Rivers.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Significant rainfall is expected in the Susitna Valley Monday
August 3 through Wednesday August 5. Current estimates is for
48-hr rain totals to range from 3 to 5 inches in the upper
Yentna, Chulitna and Susitna Basins.

Talkeetna: The heavy rainfall and drainage from high terrain
near the Alaska Range could be impactful to erosion-prone
areas and low-lying or poor-drainage areas throughout the
rest of the Susitna Valley. Small rivers such as Montana
Creek are expected to rise as well, but not to the level that
occurred in late July.

Petersville Area: Small creeks in and around Petersville such
as Peters Creek and Cache Creek could experience flooding,
with the highest water levels expected between Tuesday
morning and Wednesday morning.

Yentna: Larger rivers, including the Yentna and Skwentna
rivers, are expected to crest later, between Thursday
afternoon and Friday morning.

- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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