Flood Watch Expiring: 05:00 AM on Monday, July 22 Areas affected: Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island Flood Watch issued July 21 at 9:43PM AKDT until July 22 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF AK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...MONTANA CREEK. * UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY * A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS HAS PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION IN THE LAST 4 HOURS OVER THE MENDENHALL VALLEY. MONTANA CREEK HAS RISEN 2 FEET IN THE LAST 2 HOURS AND IS CURRENTLY AT 14.1 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 15.5 FT. THERE ARE A FEW MORE BANDS OF STRONG SHOWERS THAT MAY MOVE OVER THE MENDENHALL VALLEY AND COULD PRODUCE ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. WITH THIS POTENTIAL FOR MORE PRECIPITATION MONTANA CREEK MAY CREST JUST ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE LATER TONIGHT. * MONTANA CREEK IS AT BANKFULL WHEN THE RIVER GAUGE READS 15 FEET AND WATER WILL START TO INUNDATE ADJACENT UNDEVELOPED FIELDS. AT MINOR FLOOD STAGE OF 15.5 FT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER WILL FLOW OVER THE LOW WATER CROSSING ON MONTANA CREEK ROAD.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:06:32 +0000
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