Flood Watch issued October 14 at 10:18AM AKDT until October 16 at

A stronger atmospheric river is expected to move over the panhandle
beginning early Thursday morning, continuing through Friday morning.
Multiple waves moving up will bring persistent moderate to heavy rain
for much of the southern half of the panhandle. Elevated gusty winds
are expected alongside this heavier rainfall on Thursday, 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.

* 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 Thursday 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 mountainsides. 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 50 mph on Thursday, 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.