Avalanche evacuations advised for Juneau residents as atmospheric river slams Alaska

The City and Borough of Juneau has issued evacuation advisories for avalanche-prone areas arsenic rainfall melts snowpack successful the Alaska panhandle.

Evacuation advisories are successful effect for each known avalanche paths successful Juneau until further notice.

Juneau saw astir 7 feet of snow successful December 2025, whereas they usually grounds 40–50 inches for the month. 

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Several sunken vessels seen successful Juneau harbor.

(Juneau Harbors)

As of Thursday, 3 feet of snowfall was inactive connected the crushed successful and astir Juneau. 

Because of the dense snowfall being followed by dense rainfall and warmer temperatures from an atmospheric river, snowfall has been rapidly melting. 

Flood alerts are successful effect crossed the panhandle. 

Flood watches stay successful effect successful Juneau done Saturday evening, portion the confederate fractional of the panhandle volition beryllium nether a flood ticker until Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service bureau successful Juneau. 

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In Douglas, Alaska, southwest of Juneau, flooding has been reported successful homes and connected roads. 

Meanwhile, successful Juneau, 4–5 feet of ponded h2o was reported adjacent an intersection successful town. 

Rainfall totals are expected to scope from 2 to 3 inches done Sunday, with locally higher amounts approaching 4 inches imaginable successful confederate areas, according to the FOX Forecast Center. 

The metropolis and Borough of Juneau said connected Friday evening that earthy avalanches had occurred connected Mount Juneau and connected Thane Road paths, with immoderate coming adjacent the city's infrastructure. 

"Almost each known way connected Mt. Juneau saw avalanche enactment today," the metropolis said. "While these avalanches trim the wide snowfall disposable to nutrient a larger avalanche, they besides creaseless existing runouts and supply a clearer way for aboriginal avalanches to perchance scope infrastructure." 

All metropolis facilities successful Juneau were closed connected Friday and done the play owed to the hazards. 

The Juneau School District besides closed connected Friday to support students and unit safe. 

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Several feet of snowfall beryllium connected the extortion of a gathering successful Juneau weeks aft dense snowfall successful December 2025. 

(City and Borough of Juneau/Facebook / FOX Weather)

The metropolis advised residents successful evacuation advisory zones to not hold and evacuate immediately. 

The American Red Cross opened an exigency structure successful Juneau for residents evacuating with obscurity to go. 

Strong winds and dense rainfall are expected done the weekend, expanding the hazard for ample avalanches, the metropolis said.