AREAS AFFECTED : PETERSBURG BOROUGH; PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND; CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL; CITY OF HYDER
An anticipated AR will be moving into the panhandle through
Saturday with a high confidence of bringing between 4 and 7 inches
of rain in 48 hours to the southern half of the panhandle.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...The following areas, Prince of Wales, Southern Inner
Channels and Central Inner Channels. This includes the cities of
Petersburg, Craig, Klawock, Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, Thorne Bay,
Wrangell, and Hyder.
* WHEN...Through Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, other low-lying areas and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple bands of moderate to heavy rain will move through
the area through Saturday afternoon. Confidence continues to
rise for timing and amounts of rain with the time frame of
the highest rain rates from Friday afternoon into Saturday
morning. Rain totals from Thursday afternoon to near midday
Friday has been 1.25 to 2 inches thus far. Event totals are
expected to be around 4 inches for the systems.