Flood Watch issued October 15 at 9:16AM AKDT until October 16 at

A stronger atmospheric river continues to move over the panhandle
Thursday, lasting through Friday morning. Multiple waves moving up
will bring persistent moderate to heavy rain for much of the southern
half of the panhandle, with the heaviest rain expected late morning
through the evening hours Thursday. Elevated gusty winds are expected
alongside this heavier rainfall, with the strongest winds expected
Thursday night. Prolonged periods of moderate to heavy rain will
produce significant river rises with the potential for at least minor
flooding. Gusty winds alongside the long duration heavy rainfall will
bring a possibility of isolated landslides.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...The following area, Southern Inner Channels. This includes
the cities of Ketchikan And Metlakatla.

* WHEN...From 1 PM AKDT this afternoon through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, other low-lying areas and flood-prone locations.
Street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.
Isolated landslides are possible in areas of steep terrain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rain totals between early Thursday morning and late Friday
morning for the Ketchikan and Metlakatla area are still expected
to be around 4 to 6 inches, with higher rain totals favoring
southern facing mountain sides. Highest rain rates are currently
expected during the late morning through evening timeframe on
Thursday, where rates could exceed 0.3 inches per hour.

Confidence has increased for the area seeing winds of 25 to 35
mph with gusts to 55 mph on Thursday at sea level, and exceeding
60 mph at elevation, with the highest winds expected Thursday
evening into the night. With the multiple rounds of moderate to
heavy rainfall and the elevated winds Thursday, there is
possibility for isolated landslides along steep mountain slopes.