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WGAK87 PAJK 161249
FLSAJK
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
449 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU AK-
449 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM AKDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...NUISANCE FLOODING ON ROADWAYS AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING
CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...ROADWAYS WITHIN THE MENDENHALL VALLEY, AREAS AROUND MONTANA
CREEK AND JORDAN CREEK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 130 AM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PONDING ON ROADWAYS IMPACTING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SOME
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 441 AM AKDT, SATELLITE ESTIMATES INDICATE HEAVY RAIN ONGOING
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. RAPID RIVER RISES WILL CAUSE NUSIANCE
FLOODING OF ROADWAYS, POOR DRAINAGE AREAS, AND SMALL STREAMS
REACHING BANKFULL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTANA CREEK AND
JORDAN CREEK. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN
THE LAST 12 HOURS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES OF 0.2 TO 0.3
INCHES IN 1 HOUR ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS
BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
- FOR JORDAN CREEK NEAR JUNEAU:
AT 4:00AM THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 9.7 FEET.
FORECAST: A CREST AROUND 9.2 FEET IS EXPECTED AROUND 9:00AM
FRIDAY.
IMPACTS:
AT 9.2 FEET: THIS IS THE STAGE WHEN JORDAN CREEK IS AT BANKFULL AND
WATER WILL BEGIN TO INUNDATE AREAS ALONG THE EDGES OF THE CREEK NEAR
RACE REALITY AND JORDAN SQUARE.
AT 9.7 FEET: WATER WILL INUNDATE THE JORDAN SQUARE'S FRONT AND BACK
PARKING LOTS, AROUND JORDAN CREEK OFFICE CONDOMINIUMS WITH UP TO ONE
FOOT OF WATER. SOME RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS WILL BE FLOODED AND CUT
OFF.
FOR MONTANA CREEK AT BACK LOOP BRIDGE:
AT 12:00PM THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET.
FLOOD STAGE IS 14.5 FEET.
FORECAST: A CREST AROUND 14.5 FEET IS EXPECTED AROUND 7:00AM
FRIDAY.
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.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 5839 13465 5845 13462 5844 13455 5843 13453
5843 13452 5841 13453 5840 13454 5837 13455
5835 13456 5835 13460 5838 13465
NM
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