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Flood — Kodiak Peninsula, AK

Oct 2, 2003

A tropically connected storm over the southwest Gulf of Alaska produced a long wet southerly fetch into the south central region of Alaska. The resulting heavy rainfall ranged from around 15 inches on the Gulf of Alaska side of the Aleutian mountains to around 2-4 inches of rain on the leeward side of the mountains from October 1st through the 3rd. The Iliamna river rose 20 feet from October 2 to the 3rd. The Johnson river rose 7feet over the same time period. This same storm resulted in heavy r

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5374969). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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