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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
252 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
.AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WITH MULTIPLE SURGES OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED
INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
HEAVY RAIN RATES FOR KETCHIKAN, METLAKATLA, AND PRINCE OF WALES
ISLAND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING, WITH AROUND A
40-60% CHANCE FOR 3 HOUR RATES EXCEEDING 0.4 INCHES. HIGH WINDS
CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE COULD
SEE 1.0 TO 2.0 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAINFALL THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT.
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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 PORT ALEXANDER, HYDER, WRANGELL, COFFMAN
COVE, CRAIG, KAKE, HYDABURG, KETCHIKAN, METLAKATLA, KLAWOCK,
THORNE BAY, AND PETERSBURG
252 PM 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 NIGHT ARE AROUND
1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE,
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 WERE
FALLING, BUT HAVE RISEN AGAIN TODAY. 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 BELOW LAKE CONNELL DAM IS CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. OTHERWISE, CURRENT FORECAST
REFLECTS THESE RIVERS STAYING 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.
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.
EDWARD.LISKE
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