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WGAK87 PAJK 160416
FLSAJK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
816 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 2.5 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. REPORTS OF FLOODING AND MINOR SLIDES
HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. KETCHIKAN CREEK IS AT BANKFULL AND COULD CLIMB
INTO MINOR FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AK-
816 PM AKDT THU OCT 15 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...IN AND AROUND KETCHIKAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 600 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS, AS
WELL AS AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. WATER OVER ROADWAYS. POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LANDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 808 PM AKDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN IN AND
AROUND KETCHIKAN. MANY AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE NEAR OR AT
BANKFULL AND COULD CLIMB INTO MINOR FLOODING TONIGHT. MINOR
FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. BETWEEN 2.5 AND
4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
2.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
KETCHIKAN, SAXMAN AND WARD COVE.
- FOR CARLANNA LAKE DAM IN KETCHIKAN:
AT 5:00PM THE STAGE WAS 522.2 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 524.0 FEET.
FOR FAWN LAKE IN KETCHIKAN:
AT 5:00PM THE STAGE WAS 326.0 FEET.
FOR KETCHIKAN LAKE:
AT 5:00PM THE STAGE WAS 337.4 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 349.0 FEET.
IMPACTS:
AT 348.0 FEET: THERE WILL BE 1 FOOT OF WATER GOING OVER THE EMERGENCY
SPILLWAY AT THE DAM WITH BANKFUL CONDITIONS ALONG KETCHIKAN CREEK.
AT 349.0 FEET: THERE WILL BE 2 FEET OF WATER GOING OVER THE EMERGENCY
SPILLWAY. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG KETCHIKAN CREEK MAINLY
BELOW THE PARK AVE BRIDGE. THERE ARE SOME TIDAL EFFECTS ALONG CREEK
ST AND FLOODING COULD BE WORSE AT HIGH TIDES.
FOR KETCHIKAN POWERHOUSE:
AT 5:00PM THE STAGE WAS 62.2 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 63.5 FEET.
IMPACTS:
AT 63.5 FEET: MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG KETCHIKAN CREEK MAINLY
BELOW THE PARK AVE BRIDGE. THERE ARE SOME TIDAL EFFECTS ALONG CREEK
ST AND FLOODING COULD BE WORSE AT HIGH TIDES.
FOR LAKE CONNELL DAM:
AT 1:00PM THE STAGE WAS 250.0 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 252.0 FEET.
IMPACTS:
AT 251.0 FEET: WATER WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH LOW LYING AREAS OF TRAILS
AND PICNIC AREAS AROUND WARD LAKE.
FOR LEASK CREEK AT SHELTER COVE:
AT 5:30PM THE STAGE WAS 22.2 FEET.
FOR WHITMAN LAKE DAM NEAR KETCHIKAN:
AT 5:00PM THE STAGE WAS 373.6 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
THE ONGOING RAINS COULD SWAMP BOATS. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THEIR
VESSELS IMMEDIATELY.
ALL RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR MOUNTAIN SLOPES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE ISOLATED 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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