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WGAK68 PAFC 200134
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
534 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2026
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SW KENAI PENINSULA-NW KENAI PENINSULA-SKILAK LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COOPER LANDING, CLAM GULCH, HOMER,
SOLDOTNA, STERLING, KENAI, NINILCHIK, SKILAK LAKE, NIKISKI, AND
ANCHOR POINT
534 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HOMER, ANCHOR POINT, NINILCHIK, CLAM GULCH,
KENAI, SOLDOTNA, STERLING, NIKISKI, COOPER LANDING, AND SKILAK
LAKE.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. WATER LEVELS FOR THE KENAI AND
ANCHOR RIVERS ARE RISING AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 0.75" TO 1.25" OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WESTERN KENAI
PENINSULA AS OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AS OF 5PM, ANOTHER BAND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING NORTH OVER SOUTHERN COOK
INLET. AN ADDITIONAL 0.5" TO 1.0" OF RAIN IS LIKELY (70-80%)
WITH A LOW (10-20%) OF UP TO 1.25" OF RAIN THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
AKZ701-702-210600-
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ANCHORAGE-ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UPPER EAGLE RIVER, INDIAN, EKLUTNA,
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, ANCHORAGE, AND EAGLE RIVER
534 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ANCHORAGE BOWL AND EAGLE RIVER. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE, EAGLE RIVER, EKLUTNA, AND INDIAN.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM AKDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. WATER LEVELS ON THE CHESTER AND
CAMPBELL CREEKS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AROUND ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AS OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STEADY RAINFALL
CONTINUING ACROSS WEST ANCHORAGE AND JBER AS OF 5PM IS LIKELY
(60-70%) TO TAPER OFF TO A VERY LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES BY
LATER THIS EVENING. A SECOND ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
IS THEN LIKELY (80-90%) TO DEVELOP JUST IN TIME FOR THE
MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF. AN ADDITIONAL 0.50" TO 1" OF RAIN IS LIKELY (70-80%)
WITH A LOW CHANCE (10-20%) OF AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 1". THIS
SECOND ROUND OF RAIN ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUND MAY
LEAD TO FURTHER PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADS, LOCALIZED
URBAN FLOODING, AND INCREASED WATER LEVELS FOR AREA CREEKS
AND STREAMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY ALSO LEAD TO ROCKFALLS
ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
AKZ725-210615-
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SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEWARD
534 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SEWARD.
* WHEN...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A LONG DURATION RAIN EVENT COINCIDING WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER OF MOISTURE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA
WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FOR SEWARD THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY (70-80%) WITH A
LOW CHANCE (20%) OF GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THIS
EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING, WITH THE BULK OF THE RAIN FALLING DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN, OR RECREATING NEAR, AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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