Oct 20, 1998
Flooding occurred along the Taiya and Skagway Rivers due to heavy rain over Oct.19-20. The Haines ASOS measured 4.40 inches of rain in 24 hours. A Park Service Campground near Haines was flooded, and the highways along the rivers near Skagway were damaged due to erosion. Mass wasting in the Haines area caused major damage to Lutak Road, and several other state roads and trails were washed out.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5677747). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Juneau Borough / Admiralty Is County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.