Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area hurricane guide¶

The Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area has no borough government. The State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) supports emergency response here, working with city governments and with tribal governments. Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), the regional tribal nonprofit for Interior Alaska, has an Emergency Response Team that has supported villages during river flooding. This is an inland area along the Yukon, Koyukuk, and Tanana rivers, so the main flood danger is river flooding rather than ocean storm surge. State reports say the remnants of Typhoon Merbok in 2022 also flooded inland areas along the Yukon River.

Checked on October 9, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, with city governments and Tanana Chiefs Conference. In a life threatening emergency, call 911.

What to know in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area¶

The state's September 2022 report on Typhoon Merbok says inland areas along the Yukon River also experienced flooding. This describes a past event.
Tanana Chiefs Conference says its internal Emergency Response Team is made up of staff from across the organization and works to make sure Tribes have support when natural disasters occur in their community. TCC used it during the May 2023 flooding in Interior villages including Circle, Eagle, and Fort Yukon.

Emergency and information numbers¶

Service	Number	Notes
Emergency	911	Police, fire, and ambulance. Call only when someone's life or property is in danger.
Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM)	907-428-7000	State emergency management main office at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Office line. Not for emergencies.
Tanana Chiefs Conference main office	907-452-8251	Fairbanks. Office line. Not for emergencies. TCC lists a village directory on its Contact Us page.
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) main office	907-561-1818	Anchorage office. Toll free 800-478-1818. Main office lines, not an outage line. AVEC does not list a separate outage number on the pages checked. If you see a downed line, stay far away and call 911.

Official alerts and information¶

National Weather Service Fairbanks: Forecast office for the Bering Strait coast, Norton Sound, the Seward Peninsula, the Chukchi Sea coast, and the Interior. Office line 907-458-3700. Check its current coastal flood products before and during a storm. Website.
Alaska 511: Road and travel conditions from Alaska DOT&PF, with optional account notifications. Website.

Evacuation centers¶

Open only when announced

Evacuation centers open only when officials announce them, and not every center opens for every storm. Check the official list of open centers before you leave home. Bring your own bedding, food, water, and medicines.

There is no standing list of shelters for this area. Shelters open only when officials announce them, and local city and tribal governments announce them for their own communities. Ask your city office or tribal council which building, if any, is being used, and follow alerts from your city, tribe, and the National Weather Service. If officials tell you to evacuate, leave right away.

Help to evacuate¶

Tanana Chiefs Conference Emergency Response Team: TCC describes supplying support to Interior villages during significant flooding. Call TCC main office to ask how to reach the team. Not an emergency line. Phone: 907-452-8251. Website.

Power, water and debris¶

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC): Electric cooperative that lists these communities in this area as served by AVEC: Anvik, Grayling, Holy Cross, Huslia, Kaltag, Nulato, Shageluk. Anchorage office line, also toll free 800-478-1818. Not an emergency line. AVEC pages did not list a separate outage number. Treat every downed line as live and call 911. Phone: 907-561-1818. Website.

Cities and towns¶

Each city has its own services and some have their own alerts. The county's evacuation zones, evacuation centers, and emergency alerts cover everyone, in every city and in unincorporated areas.

City of Allakaket
City of Anvik
City of Bettles
City of Fort Yukon
City of Galena. Official website
City of Grayling
City of Holy Cross
City of Hughes
City of Huslia
City of Kaltag
City of Koyukuk
City of McGrath. Official website
City of Nenana. Official website
City of Nikolai
City of Nulato
City of Ruby
City of Shageluk
City of Tanana

Sources¶

Checked on October 9, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.