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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
634 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
.AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NE GULF COAST
TONIGHT 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 GUSTAVUS, YAKUTAT, PELICAN, AND ELFIN COVE
634 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 THIS 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 THIS 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
634 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 THIS 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 THIS 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 TONIGHT 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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