* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam is possible. * WHERE...Aniak * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Ice jams may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, sloughs, and other low-lying flood prone locations. Water may impound behind a jam which may cause flooding several miles upstream. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 530 PM AKDT Thursday May 7th, the Riverwatch Team on the Kuskokwim River observed that ice is running past Aniak. In place ice still remains below Aniak, but the Riverwatch team observed multiple cracks forming in this original ice cover. The Aniak slough is open and running with ice. Upstream of Aniak, ice is still coming down, but water levels with these ice runs are within bank. Flooding is still possible for Aniak as the ice sheets below town adjust to the running ice. Now is the time to take precautions. Residents of Aniak should be prepared for increased flood potential and ice jams as this moves past the community. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood