Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 4:46AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Showers lingering in the wake of an initial front which moved
through the panhandle on Monday will give way to an atmospheric
river pushing into the southern panhandle by Tuesday afternoon
that will result in moderate to heavy precipitation. This moderate
strength atmospheric river is expected to have IVT values reaching
upwards of 750 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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