Flash Flood Warning for Garfield, UT; Kane, UT
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FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Garfield County in southern Utah... Northeastern Kane County in southern Utah... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 1104 AM MDT, The river gauge on the Escalante at Escalante indicated a flood wave near 400 cfs and...
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Garfield County in southern Utah... Northeastern Kane County in southern Utah... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 1104 AM MDT, The river gauge on the Escalante at Escalante indicated a flood wave near 400 cfs and climbing will be surging down the Escalante River. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of the Escalante River. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... The Escalante River from near the town of Escalante to the terminus at Lake Powell.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 11:04AM MDT until August 31 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Salt Lake City UT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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