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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
632 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
.AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WITH MULTIPLE SURGES OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED
INTO THE PANHANDLE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
HEAVY RAIN RATES DURING THE MORNING HOURS FOR KETCHIKAN, METLAKATLA,
AND PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE, WITH AROUND A
40-60% CHANCE FOR 3 HOUR RATES EXCEEDING 0.4 INCHES. THIS SURGE IN
PRECIPITATION WILL COINCIDE WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF WIND GUSTS, WITH
SEA LEVEL GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE COULD SEE 2.0 TO 3.5 ADDITIONAL
INCHES OF RAINFALL, WHILE THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS COULD RECEIVE
1.0 TO 2.0 ADDITIONAL INCHES.
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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 METLAKATLA, KAKE, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG,
WRANGELL, COFFMAN COVE, KETCHIKAN, HYDER, CRAIG, PORT ALEXANDER,
PETERSBURG, AND THORNE BAY
632 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 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 3.5 TO 7.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FOR PRINCE OF
WALES, KETCHIKAN, AND METLAKATLA AND AROUND 2.5 TO 4.0 INCHES
HAS FALLEN FOR PETERSBURG AND WRANGELL WITHIN THE LAST 48
HOURS. FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR SUNDAY ARE AROUND 1.0 TO
2.0 INCHES FOR THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE, ALONG A LINE FROM SITKA
TO PETERSBURG. FURTHER SOUTH, AROUND 2.0 TO 3.5 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, ANNETTE
ISLAND, AND THE KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH, WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED AT HIGHER TERRAIN.
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 THROUGH 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. 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 THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS THE HEAVIEST RATES AND
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT SEA LEVEL.
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.
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