Ketchikan Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Ketchikan.

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Flood Watch issued July 19 at 12:20PM AKDT until July 22 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Warm temperatures are expected in the Chilkat Valley Sunday through Tuesday that will increase melt water runoff from area glaciers in to the Chilkat River system. * WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt is possible. * WHERE...The following areas, Chilkat, Klehini, and Tsirku Rivers Near Haines * WHEN...From late Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rivers may rise out of their banks possibly causing minor flooding of low lying areas near the rivers, especially near Klukwan. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Warm temperatures are expected to occur in the northern panhandle starting Sunday and last into early next week. This is expected to increase runoff from the melting of glacier ice and any remaining snow in higher elevations possibly raising area rivers to minor flood stage as early as late Sunday night. Area rivers could then remain above minor flood stage into early next week.