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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1001 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2026
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SW KENAI PENINSULA-NW KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOLDOTNA, HOMER, KENAI, CLAM GULCH,
NINILCHIK, STERLING, NIKISKI, AND ANCHOR POINT
1001 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HOMER, ANCHOR POINT, NINILCHIK, CLAM GULCH,
KENAI, SOLDOTNA, STERLING, AND NIKISKI.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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 REMAIN ELEVATED FROM THE PREVIOUS RAIN EVENT AND
WILL LIKELY RISE AGAIN DURING THIS NEXT RAIN EVENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN
KENAI PENINSULA BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. 0.75" TO 1.25"
OF RAIN IS LIKELY (70-80%) WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH A LOW CHANCE
(20%) FOR AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 1.25" AROUND ANCHOR POINT AND
THE HOMER BLUFFS. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
FROM NINILCHIK SOUTH TO HOMER. FOR THE KENAI AREA, RAINFALL
AMOUNTS AROUND 0.4" TO 0.7" ARE LIKELY (70-80%).
- 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.
AKZ712-745>748-220115-
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HATCHER PASS-WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY-SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY-NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLOW, TALKEETNA, DENALI HIGHWAY,
CHULITNA, BROAD PASS, TRAPPER CREEK, PETERSVILLE, HATCHER PASS,
AND SKWENTNA
1001 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, SUSITNA VALLEY AND HATCHER PASS. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SKWENTNA, WILLOW, TALKEETNA, TRAPPER CREEK,
PETERSVILLE, AND CHULITNA.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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. LOW-WATER
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. AREA RIVERS, CREEKS, AND STREAMS ARE
ELEVATED FROM THE PREVIOUS RAIN EVENT AND WILL LIKELY RISE AGAIN
DURING THESE NEXT RAIN EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- TWO ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING RAIN TO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY, THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND THE SECOND WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
0.50" TO 1" OF RAIN IS LIKELY (70-80%) WITH THE FIRST EVENT
WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1.0" TO 2.5" OF RAIN LIKELY (70-80%) WITH
THE SECOND EVENT. THE TRACK OF BOTH SYSTEMS WILL FAVOR THE
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
SUSITNA, ALONG THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. AS A RESULT, FAST
RESPONDING RIVERS AND STREAMS ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING WITH THIS EVENT.
- 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.
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