Aug 8, 2018
A deep trough of low pressure with a long fetch from the North Pacific to the Gulf of Alaska produced a very strong and wet weather system. The atmospheric river slammed into northern southeast Alaska panhandle from August 7th and persisted through the 10th. The area received moderate to heavy rainfall with stations reporting two to four inches of precipitation at sea level with five inches at higher elevations. Along with the heavy rainfall there was very high freezing levels which ranged from
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 774319). 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.