Event:
Local Area Emergency
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 6:34pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 8:34pm
Instruction:
Do NOT drink water or boil water for consumption or ingestion until further notice. Safe drinking water is on the way to Kaktovik.
UPDATED Emergency Alert. DO NOT BOIL WATER for drinking. It will NOT make water safe.
Updated emergency alert. 1. Do NOT drink water in Kaktovik. 2. Boiling the water will NOT make the water safe. Do not consume or ingest Kaktovik water until further notice. Safe drinking water is on the way to Kaktovik this evening. More information to follow. This is an emergency alert from ICAS Department of Emergency Management.
Area Description:
Kaktovik
Forcast Office:
AK ICAS
Sender:
jepennington@alaska.edu