Flash Flood Warning for Kane, UT; Washington, UT
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What you need to know
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- Kane, Washington
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What is happening
At 449 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding....
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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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Bulletin details
At 449 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of normally dry washes, slot canyons, streams and rivers. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Zion National Park. The Narrows, the Subway, Behunin Canyon, Keyhole, Pine and Spry Slot Canyons and all other slot canyons and normally dry washes in the area.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 4:49AM MDT until August 13 at 6:15AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Official revision - Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 3:16AM MDT until August 13 at 6:15AM 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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