Special Weather Statement for Municipality of Skagway; Haines Borough and Klukwan
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A strong storm system is expected to move into the northern half of the Alaska Panhandle and the northeast Gulf Coast Monday night and continue through Tuesday. Beginning Monday night for Haines, Skagway, and the two highways, periods of moderate to heavy rain will move over the area. Total rain accumulation are...
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A strong storm system is expected to move into the northern half of the Alaska Panhandle and the northeast Gulf Coast Monday night and continue through Tuesday. Beginning Monday night for Haines, Skagway, and the two highways, periods of moderate to heavy rain will move over the area. Total rain accumulation are expected to be between 1.5-3.0 inches, with the heaviest rain late Tuesday morning into Tuesday afternoon. While substantial areal flooding is not expected at this time, isolated instances of minor ponding of water in low lying areas is possible. Furthermore, wet snow is possibly on the Klondike Highway near White Pass up to 3 inches, though warm surface temperatures may hinder these snow totals.
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Special Weather Statement issued October 18 at 1:04PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Juneau AK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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