Sep 7, 2013
An atmospheric river moves over the southeast alaska as a upper trof dug into the pacific and built a upper ridge over the eastern gulf. The very strong and deep onshore flow along with ample amount of tropical moisture moving north produced heavy rainfall over the panhandle from increased orographic lifting.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 479566). 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.