An unseasonably warm January will bring heavy rainfall to Southcentral Alaska this weekend, with forecasters predicting potential flooding in low-lying areas. The region, including Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and the Kenai Peninsula, is under a flood watch due to the expected 1 to 2.5 inches of rain, and possible up to 6 inches in some areas. The rain is part of a warm winter pattern impacting Alaska while the Lower 48 experiences colder temperatures.
An unseasonably warm January will bring at least an inch of rain to almost all of Southcentral Alaska this weekend, with deep snow set to fall in the Talkeetna area.
Shaun Baines, a senior Weather Service meteorologist in Anchorage, said 1 to 2.5 inches of rain is forecast to drop on Anchorage, the Matanuska Valley and the western Kenai Peninsula from Friday through Sunday, with more in other communities. New Orleans, LA has received more than double the amount of snowfall we've received here in Anchorage, AK since the start of meteorological winter . New Orleans: 8.0"— NWS Anchorage “We've been in this warm pattern, and that will not change here in the next few days,” Baines said. “And as we see throughout the winter season especially, we're going to see development of an atmospheric river, which brings a long fetch of moisture from the tropics all the way to southern Alaska.
“It's going to be periods of moderate to heavy rain through the weekend, starting tomorrow and through the weekend,” he said. “And there's not a lot of snow on the ground in a lot of places, but the ground is frozen, so the water that falls will not be able to soak into the ground.”people with property along area rivers and streams should remain aware of degrading conditions this weekend.for 8 to 12 inches of snow through 6 a.m. Friday.
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