Jul 28, 2016
A low pressure system moved out of the North Pacific and drifted into the Northwest Gulf of Alaska by July 27. The low pressure remained there and weakened through the next few days. The associated weather front moved over the Eastern Gulf of Alaska on the 28th and then over the panhandle and into Western Canada by the 29th. This weather front tapped into some sub-tropical moisture and moved that moisture over an already moist Southeast Alaska. Over a 2 day period the northern inner channels rec
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 640198). 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.