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WGAK87 PAJK 040957
FLSAJK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1257 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2026
.MULTIPLE FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER ARE CURRENTLY
MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK,
INCLUDING KETCHIKAN. EFFICIENT RAINFALL WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS HAS LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING NEAR THE
WARD LAKE AREA. THE NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING, THIS FRONT EXPECTED
TO BRING SUFFICIENT RAINFALL TO BRING CONDITIONS BACK INTO MINOR
FLOOD.
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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AK-
1257 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON
* 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 1254 AM 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 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
NM
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