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WGAK87 PAJK 011420
FLSAJK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 1 2026
.RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING BRINGING
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FOR THE JUNEAU AREA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS AROUND THE MENDENHALL VALLEY SHOW AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN IN THE LAST SIX HOURS WITH ANOTHER QUARTER OF AN INCH
POSSIBLE.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU AK-
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 1 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM AKDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...MONTANA CREEK NEAR AREAS NEAR THE LOW WATER CROSSING ON
MONTANA CREEK ROAD AND NEAR BACK LOOP ROAD AT THE MONTANA CREEK
BRIDGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 930 AM AKDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 617 AM AKDT, RIVER GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE RISES IN WATER
LEVELS FROM HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. MINOR FLOODING
IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY, ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTANA
CREEK. BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE.
- FOR MONTANA CREEK AT BACK LOOP BRIDGE:
AT 6:00AM THE STAGE WAS 14.5 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 14.5 FEET.
FORECAST: A CREST AROUND 14.7 FEET IS EXPECTED AROUND 1:00AM
TUESDAY. A CREST AROUND 15.0 FEET IS EXPECTED AROUND 12:00AM
TUESDAY. WATER LEVELS WILL GO BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3AM.
IMPACTS:
AT 14.5 FEET: WATER BEGINS FLOWING OVER THE LOW WATER CROSSING ON
MONTANA CREEK ROAD. BANKFULL CONDITIONS AT THE GAUGE WITH WATER
STARTING TO INUNDATE ADJACENT UNDEVELOPED FIELDS ALONG MENDENHALL
LOOP ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 5843 13464 5843 13463 5842 13460 5840 13459
5838 13461 5840 13463
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