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WGAK87 PAJK 040152
FLSAJK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
452 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2026
.MULTIPLE FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER ARE CURRENTLY
MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE, INCLUDING KETCHIKAN. EFFICIENT
RAINFALL WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS HAS
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING NEAR THE WARD LAKE AREA. AS THE FRONT
DEPARTS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON, WATER LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY DIP
BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE INTO TUESDAY EVENING; HOWEVER, THE NEXT
FRONTAL PASSAGE MOVING IN TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BRING SUFFICIENT
RAINFALL TO BRING CONDITIONS BACK INTO MINOR FLOOD.
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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AK-
452 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...WARD LAKE NEAR AREAS NEAR THE WARD LAKE RECREATIONAL AREA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 300 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 445 PM AKST, GAUGE REPORTS INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA. MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY,
ESPECIALLY NEAR WARD LAKE. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.0 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 3.0 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
- FOR LAKE CONNELL DAM:
AT 8:00AM TUESDAY MORNING THE STAGE WAS 251.8 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 252.0 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 5546 13168 5545 13165 5544 13163 5541 13166
5540 13170 5542 13173
GREGORY.SPANN
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