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WGAK87 PAJK 070527
FLSAJK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
827 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2026
.THE RECENT WARMUP AND RAIN HAVE LEAD TO EXCESSIVE MELTING OF AREA
SNOWPACK. FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG MANY
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU AK-
827 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT IS OCCURRING
* WHERE...JUNEAU, DOUGLAS AND SURROUNDING AREA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS. OVERFLOWING POOR AND FROZEN OVER DRAINAGE
AREAS. PONDING OF WATER IN AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 814 PM AKST, PUBLIC AND NWS EMPLOYEES REPORTED RAIN AND
SNOWMELT CAUSING PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. FLOODING
IS BEING EXACERBATED FROM OVERFLOW OF POOR AND FROZEN OVER
DRAINAGE AREAS. BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.75 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.75 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL SNOWMELT AND PONDING OF
ROADWAYS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
JUNEAU, DOUGLAS, SAINT THERESE, AUKE BAY, LEMON CREEK AREA,
OUTER POINT, TEE HARBOR, SALMON CREEK AREA, AND THANE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
STORM DRAINS SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAR OF DEBRIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
LAT...LON 5821 13455 5823 13464 5831 13472 5834 13474
5845 13482 5855 13496 5864 13505 5876 13495
5875 13493 5846 13443 5822 13414 5821 13414
5816 13428
DANIEL.SLAGLE
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