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WGAK87 PAJK 020252
FLSAJK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
650 PM AKDT SAT AUG 1 2020
AKZ025-020300-
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JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
650 PM AKDT SAT AUG 1 2020
...THE FLOOD WARNING FROM A GLACIER-DAMMED LAKE OUTBURST WILL EXPIRE
AT 700 PM AKDT FOR THE MENDENHALL LAKE AND RIVER IN JUNEAU IN THE
CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS...
FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED, AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.
THE MENDENHALL LAKE LEVEL HAS DROPPED BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE OF 9.0
FT AND CONTINUES TO FALL ENDING THE GLACIER DAM RELEASE EVENT. THE
LAKE AND RIVER CRESTED AROUND 2 AM SATURDAY WITH LAKE LEVEL PEAKING
AT 11.5 FEET, THIRD HIGHEST ON RECORD. REPORTS OF EXTENSIVE FLOODING
OVER THE MENDENHALL LAKE AREA INCLUDING MENDENALL CAMPGROUNDS,
HOUSES ALONG VIEW DRIVE, AND WATER OVER SKATERS CABIN ROAD.
LAT...LON 5844 13444 5840 13456 5838 13456 5835 13458
5835 13463 5848 13460
PRB
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