Special Weather Statement issued May 26 at 1:57PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Following this first front moving through the panhandle tonight,
there is going to be an atmospheric river pushing into the
southern panhandle by tomorrow afternoon that will result in
moderate to heavy precipitation. This moderate strength
atmospheric river is expected to have IVT values of over 500 kg/ms
and will have its strongest impacts in the southeast panhandle
around Ketchikan and Annette Island. This is expected to bring
rainfall totals between 2.5 and 3.5 inches to the southern panhandle
between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. The rest of
the central and northern panhandle will still see some moderate to
heavy rain, and is expected to see between 1.5 and 2.5 inches
between Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Heaviest rain rates
during this event will be between 0.10 and 0.15 inches per hour
extending from the southern panhandle up through Skagway. The
heavy rain will last a longer duration in the southern panhandle,
but a shorter duration is expected when it impacts the northern
panhandle.

Flooding is not currently expected with this heavy rainfall,
however river rises will occur.

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