September 13, 2023, by Lisa Teas Conaway

According to the National Weather Service Sitka along with Petersburg and Juneau are under a flood watch from Thursday morning through Friday September 15th. The forecast shows an atmospheric river bringing heavy rainfall from 2 to 4 inches to the central and northern panhandle. Heaviest rainfall is expected from Wednesday night to Thursday night.
Flooding and landslides are REAL possibilities, please stay safe and keep informed. Visit the current forecast at Weather.gov

You can find out more about landslides including our current risk levels and report any you come across at SitkaLandslide.org

 

Don’t forget our visiting scientist Dr. Deanna Nash is scheduled to present on Atmospheric Rivers tonight at 7pm. Join her at the University of Alaska Southeast Sitka campus room 229 to learn more about these extreme precipitation events. This is part of UAS’ Natural History Seminar program with Kitty LaBounty.

Reach out to Dr Deanna Nash dnash@ucsd.edu or Alex McCarrel amccarrel@sitkascience.org with questions.