FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Authorities have issued a flood warning for the upper Chena River after more than 2 inches of rain have fallen since Monday afternoon.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (https://is.gd/DZt1Du) flooding is expected at the Granite Tors campground and Stiles Creek shooting range in the Chena River State Recreation Area east of Fairbanks.
The newspaper reports there could be a foot of water over Chena Hot Springs Road at Mile 36.9.
The river is expected to crest Wednesday at Moose Creek Dam.
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Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, https://www.newsminer.com
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