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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
845 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
.AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NE GULF COAST
MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. MULTIPLE PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ICY STRAIT CORRIDOR AND NORTHEAST GULF
COAST, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES: YAKUTAT, ELFIN COVE,
PELICAN, GUSTAVUS, JUNEAU, HAINES, AND SKAGWAY. ELEVATED GUSTY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ALONGSIDE THIS HEAVIER RAINFALL, WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. PROLONGED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT RIVER RISES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST MINOR
FLOODING IN JUNEAU AND GUSTAVUS. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW-LYING AREAS
IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-GLACIER BAY-CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO
LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE, YAKUTAT, PELICAN, AND GUSTAVUS
845 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN GULF COAST, NORTHEAST GULF
COAST AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF
YAKUTAT, GUSTAVUS, ELFIN COVE, AND PELICAN.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. ISOLATED LANDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RAIN TOTALS FOR THE YAKUTAT AREA BETWEEN MONDAY MORNING AND
TUESDAY EVENING RANGE BETWEEN 4-6 INCHES, WITH GREATER THAN 8
INCHES POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN 1000 FT. FOR ELFIN
COVE, PELICAN, AND GUSTAVUS, RAIN TOTALS RANGING BETWEEN 2-4
INCHES, EXCEEDING 6 INCHES ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING MOUNTAINS
ALONG THE OUTER COAST, AND EXCEEDING 4 INCHES ON SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST FACING MOUNTAINS AT ELEVATION IN GLACIER BAY AND AROUND
GUSTAVUS.
COINCIDING WITH HIGH RAIN RATES, POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 0.3 INCHES
PER HOUR, ELEVATED WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT
ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN 500 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JUNEAU
845 PM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS AND NORTHERN
INNER CHANNELS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. ISOLATED LANDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RAIN TOTALS FOR THE JUNEAU AREA BETWEEN MONDAY MORNING AND
TUESDAY EVENING RANGE BETWEEN 2-4 INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS
ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. FOR AREAS OF
ELEVATION GREATER THAN 1000 FT, RAIN TOTALS MAY EXCEED 4 INCHES.
HIGHEST RAIN RATES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
WITH RAIN RATES AS HIGH AS 0.2 INCHES PER HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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