Flood Advisory until 04:30AM Wednesday 
Light to moderate rain and snowmelt runoff is causing the Chilkat to rise. Rainfall has slowed but snowmelt overnight has continued the rising trend. Continued flooding is expected.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.
* WHERE...The Chilkat River in areas around Mile Post 14 and 24 of the Haines Highway, near Klukwan, and the Chilkat River Bridge.
* WHEN...Until 430 AM AKDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 305 AM AKDT, river gauge reports indicate rises in water levels from an area of moderate to heavy rainfall is ongoing across the advisory area. Rapid snowmelt is also occurring and will combine with rain to enhance minor flooding across the area. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 inches are possible. - For Chilkat River at Klukwan: At 3:00am the stage was 126.6 feet. Flood Stage is 126.0 feet. Forecast: A crest around 126.8 feet is expected late Tuesday morning. Impacts: At 126.0 feet: Bankfull stage. Water will begin to flood backyards along the Chilkat River in the village of Klukwan. At 126.5 feet: Expect flooding of yards and bank erosion near the Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp in the village of Klukwan. Water will flood lower elevations in backyards along the Chilkat River near Klukwan and start to impact some smokehouse and a river access road. At 127.5 feet: Lower elevations in backyards along the Chilkat River in Klukwan will be underwater, and a river access road, smokehouses and storage sheds will flood. Bank erosion is expected to increase near Jilkaat Kwan Cultural Heritage Center Campus Traditional Knowledge camp. - For the Klehini River: Daily water level peaks at the 26 mile bridge gauge will occur near midnight. - inor flooding is ongoing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN
Instructions:
Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio, television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information.
Address/Location
Haines Borough Police Department
215 Haines Hwy
Haines, AK 99827
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-766-2121