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Flood — Juneau Borough, AK

Aug 10, 2020

A very strong and wet front for this time of year moved across the Gulf of Alaska and over the northern panhandle. There were 2 bursts of heavy rain one early Sunday morning with moderate to heavy rain of around one inch. Then there was a break in the rain before a second round of deep moisture, significant orographic lifting and dynamics moved over the northern areas Sunday night and continued into Monday morning. There was very high IVT values ranging from 300 to 700. Storm total rain amounts

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 915712). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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