Sep 29, 2015
A series of weather fronts moved over the Southeast Alaska starting late on September 27th with the last one moving over the area early on the 30th. A strong upper trough of low pressure moved out of the Northern Bering and dug into the Northwestern Gulf of Alaska on the 27th and 28th. This tipped over the upper level ridge over the Gulf of Alaska and increased the onshore flow. The trough continue to deepen through the 29th and 30th before lifting into Canada. As the trough strengthened and dug
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 602739). 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.