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WGAK87 PAJK 160209
FLSAJK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
609 PM AKDT THU OCT 15 2026
.HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN IN AND AROUND KETCHIKAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. REPORTS OF FLOODING AND MINOR SLIDES
HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.
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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AK-
609 PM AKDT THU OCT 15 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN AND AROUND KETCHIKAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 600 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS. POSSIBLE ISOLATED LANDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 559 PM AKDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED MINOR FLOODING AND
MINOR SLIDES IN AND AROUND KETCHIKAN. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING
OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY, ESPECIALLY NEAR STREAMS, RIVERS,
AND LOW-LYING AREAS IN AND AROUND KETCHIKAN. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO
3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
KETCHIKAN, SAXMAN AND WARD COVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
THE ONGOING RAINS COULD SWAMP BOATS. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THEIR
VESSELS IMMEDIATELY.
ALL RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR MOUNTAIN SLOPES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LANDSLIDES.
LAT...LON 5542 13182 5544 13185 5547 13185 5549 13179
5554 13173 5556 13162 5554 13152 5538 13146
5526 13151 5529 13159 5537 13175
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