3:30 pm UPDATE.

Talkeetna Emergency Services are currently monitoring rising water on the Susitna and Talkeetna Rivers.  All residents and businesses downtown and East Talkeetna are currently under a voluntary/recommended evacuation order.  Emergency Services personnel have done a door to door evacuation notification.

Evacuation is not mandatory at this time.  Residents are still strongly advised to leave the area and check in with the Red Cross shelter at the Sunshine Senior Center.

MAT-SU – 3:30 pm UPDATE. Talkeetna Emergency Services are currently monitoring rising water on the Susitna and Talkeetna Rivers.  All residents and businesses downtown and East Talkeetna are currently under a voluntary/recommended evacuation order.  Emergency Services personnel have done a door to door evacuation notification.

Evacuation is not mandatory at this time.  Residents are still strongly advised to leave the area and check in with the Red Cross shelter at the Sunshine Senior Center.

East Talkeetna is currently flooded and water is encroaching on downtown Talkeetna.  The rip rap dyke along the lower Talkeetna has been compromised and water is flowing through.  There is already water in areas that did not flood during 2006, and water is expected to continue to rise until at least 6 pm this evening.

 Talkeetna Elementary School was evacuated around noon to Susitna Valley High School.  Parents are picking their children at the high school.

A large number of community volunteers are working under EMS supervision sandbagging critical infrastructure within the townsite and East Talkeetna.

Emergency services personnel are on the scene and monitoring the rising waters.

For more information contact Amanda Randles 982-1825 or Maureen McLaughlin 982-3201, either can be contacted at Talkeetna Fire Department station 11-2 at 733-2260.

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