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Alaska flooding, November 2026
Every story from the Ryan Hall, Y'all news desk on Alaska flooding, November 2026, newest first: one story so far, the latest updated November 12, 2026, 11:17 AM ET.
The latest: On Nov. 9, the Pacific jet stream, about six miles up, was blowing at more than 200 mph, per Ryan. That pushed an Atlas Air 747 cargo jet from Shanghai to Alaska to 726 mph over the ground, while a FedEx plane headed back to Asia crawled along at about 360 mph. A moderate atmospheric river is lining up rain for Washington on Saturday, Nov. 14, while the active Pacific jet will bring mountain snow across the West from Sunday into Wednesday.
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- Pacific jet over 200 mph pushed a 747 to 726 mph on Nov. 9
On Nov. 9, the Pacific jet stream, about six miles up, was blowing at more than 200 mph, per Ryan. That pushed an Atlas Air 747 cargo jet from Shanghai to Alaska to 726 mph over the ground, while a FedEx plane headed back to Asia crawled along at about 360 mph. A moderate atmospheric river is lining up rain for Washington on Saturday, Nov. 14, while the active Pacific jet will bring mountain snow across the West from Sunday into Wednesday.
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