BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING

Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

THE CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER IN GIRDWOOD AK HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TODAY, APRIL 4, TO 9 PM TOMORROW, APRIL 5 * AFFECTED AREA...FOR TURNAGAIN PASS, THE KENAI AND WESTERN CHUGACH MOUNTAINS IN AND AROUND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * REASON...RECENT HEAVY SNOWFALL AND RAIN COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAVE CREATED WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW. NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE VERY LIKELY ON SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY OFF OF...AND OUT FROM UNDERNEATH...SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES. AVALANCHES MAY RUN LONG DISTANCES. CHOOSE CONSERVATIVE TERRAIN. SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA. CHECK WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR YOUR CLOSEST AVALANCHE CENTER. CHECK WWW.FSAVALANCHE.ORG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO IDENTIFY AVALANCHE HAZARDS. THIS WARNING DOES NOT APPLY TO SKI AREAS OR HIGHWAYS WHERE AVALANCHE REDUCTION MEASURES ARE PERFORMED. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.CNFAIC.ORG or CALL: CNFAIC STAFF ON DUTY: WENDY WAGNER (907) 229-9060 OR ALEPH JOHNSTON-BLOOM (970) 749-2912