Flood — Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

2003-10-02 to 2003-10-03 · Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A tropically connected storm over the southwest Gulf of Alaska produced a long wet southerly fetch into the south central region of Alaska. The resulting heavy rainfall ranged from around 15 inches on the Gulf of Alaska side of the Aleutian mountains to around 2-4 inches of rain on the leeward side of the mountains from October 1st through the 3rd. The Iliamna river rose 20 feet from October 2 to the 3rd. The Johnson river rose 7feet over the same time period. This same storm resulted in heavy rain over Kodiak island for the first three days of October. The heavy rainfall resulted in the road to Chiniak slipping and in need of being diverted. All flooding in zone 125, Western Prince William Sound was minor without resulting in any damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5374969. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.