The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Juneau and northern Admiralty Island.
“This is a wet one,” said weather forecaster Kimberly Vaughan.
The service is forecasting up to 6 inches of rain by late Tuesday night, which could cause rapid rises on rivers and streams. With saturated soil and high winds in some areas, there is also risk of mudslides.
“This weather is coming in from the Pacific, and it’s drifting in from the west Gulf of Alaska. And we’ve got these pulses that are going through today, and then the main system is still out in the west gulf right now,” Vaughn said.
Additional 2-6″ through Tue night. Rivers/streams will continue to rise with potential flooding by Tue morning #akwx pic.twitter.com/f1uOrCkEIC
— NWS Juneau (@NWSJuneau) September 28, 2015
Communities affected include Skagway, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Port Alexander and Angoon.
The watch is in effect through late Tuesday night.
