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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
851 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
.AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WITH MULTIPLE SURGES OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED
INTO THE PANHANDLE AND WILL LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING.
CURRENTLY, SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA, AHEAD OF A SURGE OF
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE
OVERNIGHT SATURDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. VERY STRONG RAIN
RATES DURING THE MORNING HOURS FOR THE KETCHIKAN, METLAKATLA, AND
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND ARE EXPECTED, WITH AROUND A 40-60% CHANCE FOR
3 HOUR RATES EXCEEDING 0.4 INCHES. THIS SURGE IN PRECIPITATION MAY
COINCIDE WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF WIND GUSTS, WITH SEA LEVEL GUSTS
POSSIBLY REACHING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE COULD
SEE 1.5 TO 3.0 ADDITIONAL INCHES, THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS COULD
RECEIVE 1.0 TO 2.0 ADDITIONAL INCHES, THE ICY STRAIT CORRIDOR COULD
RECEIVE 0.75 TO 1.5 ADDITIONAL INCHES, AND THE JUNEAU AREA COULD
RECEIVE 1.5 TO 2.5 ADDITIONAL INCHES.
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAINES, SKAGWAY, AND WHITE PASS
851 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING
THE FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS, INCLUDING HAINES AND SKAGWAY.
PRECIPITATION RATES ARE DIMINISHING. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH WILL
EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING.
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PETERSBURG BOROUGH-WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-KETCHIKAN
GATEWAY BOROUGH-CITY OF HYDER-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THORNE BAY, METLAKATLA, WRANGELL, HYDER,
KETCHIKAN, KAKE, HYDABURG, CRAIG, PETERSBURG, KLAWOCK, PORT
ALEXANDER, AND COFFMAN COVE
851 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, PRINCE OF WALES, EASTERN GULF COAST,
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. THIS INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF PETERSBURG, KAKE, PORT ALEXANDER, CRAIG, KLAWOCK,
HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE, THORNE BAY, WRANGELL, KETCHIKAN, HYDER,
AND METLAKATLA.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* 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...
- AROUND 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FOR PRINCE OF WALES,
KETCHIKAN, AND METLAKATLA. AROUND 1.5 TO 4.0 INCHES HAS
FALLEN FOR PETERSBURG AND WRANGELL. AROUND 0.75 TO 1.5 INCHES
WITH POSSIBLY LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, PARTICULARLY NEAR
KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA, OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE THE INCOMING SURGE OF MOISTURE. ON
SUNDAY, 1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE
AND 1.5 TO 3.0 FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE IS
POSSIBLE.
AREAS WITH A PRE-EXISTING SNOWPACK, BOTH FROM RECENT
ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS THE DEEP, PREVIOUS SNOWPACK, MAY
HAVE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF. SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE FALLING,
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN SUNDAY. THERE IS CONTINUED
UNCERTAINTY FOR EXCEEDENCE OF FLOOD STAGE BASED ON HOW THE
SNOWPACK AT UPPER ELEVATIONS WILL RESPOND TO THE INCOMING
RAIN. WARD CREEK ABOVE LAKE CONNELL DAM IS CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. OTHERWISE, CURRENT FORECAST
REFLECTS THESE RIVERS SAYING WITHIN THEIR BANKS, HOWEVER,
UNCERTAINTY IN SNOWPACK DEPTH, TEMPERATURE, AND RUNOFF
POTENTIAL COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING. GUSTY WINDS AT SEA
LEVEL RANGING FROM 40 TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
HAZARDS COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE ISOLATED LANDSLIDES ALONG
STEEP SLOPES. CONDITIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING AND
POSSIBLE ISOLATED LANDSLIDES GOING FORWARD WILL BE MAXIMIZED
SUNDAY MORNING AS THE HEAVIEST RATES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH AT SEA LEVEL. THIS COMBINATION OF FACTORS, ALONG WITH
ACCUMULATION FROM THE EXPECTED RAIN FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY.
ADDITIONALLY, STREAM FLOWS IN RIVERS MAY QUICKLY RISE AND MAY
EXCEED FLOOD LEVELS.
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.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
STORM DRAINS SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAR OF DEBRIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
ALL RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR MOUNTAIN SLOPES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LANDSLIDES.
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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