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Flood in Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska
Flood October 2, 2003 – October 3, 2003 · Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska
The wider storm
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 5374969. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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