Flash Flood Warning for Kane, UT
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What is happening
FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Kane County in southern Utah... * Until 1045 PM MDT Saturday. * At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across primarily the far upper reaches of the drainage leading into...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
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FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Kane County in southern Utah... * Until 1045 PM MDT Saturday. * At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across primarily the far upper reaches of the drainage leading into Buckskin Gulch. Water will likely flow downstream through Lick Wash and into Buckskin Gulch. Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, slot canyons, and normally dry washes. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... areas along the drainage leading into Buckskin Gulch from Bryce Canyon National Park, through Lick Wash, Deer Springs Wash, Riggs Creek, and into Buckskin Gulch and The Wave.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 29 at 3:43PM MDT until August 29 at 10:45PM 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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