Severe Flood ● Monitoring
Flood Watch issued October 15 at 9:16AM AKDT until October 16 at 1:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK, United States of America
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A stronger atmospheric river continues to move over the panhandle
Thursday, lasting through Friday morning. Multiple waves moving up
will bring persistent moderate to heavy rain for much of the southern
half of the panhandle, with the heaviest rain expected late morning
through the evening hours Thursday. Elevated gusty winds are expected
alongside this heavier rainfall, with the strongest winds expected
Thursday night. Prolonged periods of moderate to heavy rain will
produce significant river rises with the potential for at least minor
flooding. Gusty winds alongside the long duration heavy rainfall will
bring a possibility of isolated landslides.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...The following areas, Central Inner Channels, Southern Inner
Channels and Southeast Gulf Coast. This includes the cities of
Petersburg, Kake, Port Alexander, Craig, Klawock, Hydaburg, Coffman
Cove, Thorne Bay, And Wrangell.
* WHEN...From 1 PM AKDT this afternoon through Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, other low-lying areas and flood-prone locations.
Street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.
Isolated landslides are possible in areas of steep terrain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rain totals between early Thursday morning and late Friday
morning for the Central Panhandle and Prince of Wales Island area
are still expected to be around 2 to 3.5 inches, with higher rain
totals favoring southern facing mountain sides. Highest rain
rates are currently expected during the late morning through
evening timeframe on Thursday, where rates could be as high as
0.25 inches per hour.
Confidence has increased for the area seeing winds of 20 to 30
mph with gusts to 40 mph on Thursday, with potential for up to 45
mph wind gusts Thursday evening into the night. With the multiple
rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall and the elevated winds
Thursday, there is possibility for
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Petersburg Borough; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island; Prince of Wales Island; City and Borough of Wrangell |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-15T21:30:00-08:00 |
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Area as the agency stated it: Petersburg Borough; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island; Prince of Wales Island; City and Borough of Wrangell
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