Flood watch in effect for Juneau after days of heavy rain
As the storm tapers off, flooding is still possible for low-lying areas including Jordan Creek and Montana Creek. As the storm tapers off, flooding is still possible for low-lying areas including Jordan Creek and Montana Creek. A flood watch is in effect for the Juneau area following the remnants of a tropical typhoon over Southeast Alaska. Forecasters are monitoring flood-prone areas, including Jordan Creek and Montana Creek. Rain is expected to diminish through Thursday morning, but there is a potential threat of flooding, with rivers rising. However, under a flood watch, flooding is not imminent. This week's heavy rainfall broke daily rainfall records in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka, breaking the previous record of 1.51 inches set in 1964. Despite this, forecasters predict that the amount of rain is typical for October in Southeast Alaska, with lighter showers expected throughout the weekend before a period of drier, colder weather beginning next week.
Pubblicato : 2 anni fa di KTOO, Anna Canny in Weather
A flood watch is in effect for the Juneau area after the remnants of a tropical typhoon passed over Southeast Alaska this week. National Weather Service meteorologist Pete Boyd said forecasters are monitoring flood-prone areas, especially around Jordan Creek and Montana Creek.
“We started to see spikes in the creeks,” Boyd said. “But right now we’re already starting to see them crest.”
Rain is expected to diminish through Thursday morning, but flooding is still possible in the Juneau area. A flood watch is issued when there’s a possible threat of flooding, with rivers rising. But under a flood watch, flooding is not imminent.
Boyd said the possibility of flooding will decrease as rain continues to lighten up heading into Thursday afternoon.
“Precipitation rates and amounts are already diminishing rapidly,” Boyd said. “In fact, we’re already starting to see breaks in the clouds in some places.”
This week’s heavy rainfall broke daily rainfall records in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka. Juneau saw just under two inches on Wednesday, breaking the previous record of 1.51 inches for that date from 1964.
Despite the record setting, Boyd says that amount of rain is pretty typical for October in Southeast Alaska.
Lighter showers will persist through the weekend before a period of drier, colder weather beginning next week.