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WGAK87 PAJK 161213
FLSAJK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
413 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026
.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN IN AND AROUND THE KETCHIKAN AREA
OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AROUND 3 TO 4.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 12 HOURS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. REPORTS OF
FLOODING AND MINOR SLIDES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.
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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AK-
413 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...STREAMS AND RIVERS AROUND KETCHIKAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 600 AM AKDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS. POSSIBLE ISOLATED LANDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 400 AM AKDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAINFALL
LEADING TO PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND ELEVATED RIVERS AND STREAMS
AROUND KETCHIKAN. BETWEEN 3 AND 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN
THE LAST 12 HOURS. RAINFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, AROUND 0.1 INCHES PER HOUR, WITH
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1.0 INCH EXPECTED.
- 3RD AVENUE BYPASS IN KETCHIKAN HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN DUE TO WATER
OVER ROADWAY.
- 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.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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
NM
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