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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
944 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2025
.AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER MOVING THROUGH THE PANHANDLE WILL PERSIST INTO
SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL DELIVER HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, WITH THE GREATEST RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. RAINFALL RATES TAPER OFF
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH WIND GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE.
HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN PRINCE OF WALES AND KETCHIKAN.
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PETERSBURG BOROUGH-PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF
WRANGELL-KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HYDABURG, WRANGELL, THORNE BAY,
PETERSBURG, COFFMAN COVE, KETCHIKAN, CRAIG, METLAKATLA, AND
KLAWOCK
944 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, PRINCE OF WALES, SOUTHERN INNER
CHANNELS AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
PETERSBURG, CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE, THORNE BAY,
WRANGELL, KETCHIKAN, AND METLAKATLA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT DUE TO FORECASTED 3 HOUR RAINFALL
RATES EXCEEDING 0.75 INCHES PER HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT AND STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL NEAR 8 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS/HIGHER TERRAIN
BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
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.
ISOLATED LANDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
GREGORY.SPANN
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