Oct 1, 2022
Southeast Alaska had been impacted by a number of atmospheric rivers through September to keep streamflow on small and large rivers high. Another atmospheric river lifted out of the north Pacific as the associated warm front moved over Southeast Alaska it produced heavy rain over the northern inner channels of the panhandle. The front also advected a lot of warm air with freezing levels near 10 thousand feet. The complex terrain of the region enhance the rainfall with 1.5 to 3.5 inches of rain f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1061470). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Taiya Inlet County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.