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Flood Advisory
Issued: 11:58 PM May. 28, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM AKDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Ward Lake, including the Ward Lake Recreational Area.

* WHEN...Until 345 PM AKDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas near
Ward Lake.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 356 PM AKDT, the dam operator reported lake levels near
253 ft. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen with
additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch possible
through Wednesday night.

- For Lake Connell Dam:
At 3:17pm the stage was 253 feet.
Flood Stage is 252 feet.

Impacts:
At 251 feet: Water will begin to approach low lying areas of
trails and picnic areas around Ward Lake.

At 252 feet: 2 feet of water will be going over the emergency
spillway which will produce minor flooding of areas around
the Ward Lake recreation area with trails and Last Chance
campground being inundated.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio,
television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.

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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 4:15 PM May. 28, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAVY RAIN ONGOING FOR THE PANHANDLE TODAY...

An atmospheric river will continue to push into the southern
panhandle through Wednesday, with moderate to heavy precipitation
ongoing and is expected to continue. This moderate strength
atmospheric river will have its strongest impacts in the southeast
panhandle around Ketchikan and Annette Island.

Around 2 to 5 inches of rain has fallen since Wednesday morning
across the area, with additional rainfall totals between 2 and 3
inches expected for the southern panhandle and 1 to 2 inches for
the rest of the central and northern panhandle through Wednesday
night.

Heaviest rain rates during this event will be between 0.10 and
0.15 inches per hour extending from the southern panhandle up
through Skagway, with heaviest rain rates expected near Ketchikan
up to 0.4 inches per hour at times. The heaviest rain is expected
through the day Wednesday but some parts of the southern panhandle
may see moderate to heavy rain lasting into Wednesday night.

For the latest information, visit www.weather.gov/Juneau.

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