Flash Flood Warning for Piute, UT
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- Piute
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What is happening
At 323 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Silver King Burn Scar. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through...
What the bulletin says to do
Intense rainfall is falling over the Silver King burn scar, particularly Beaver Creek. Flash flooding and debris flows also possible within Bullion Canyon, Beaver Creek Canyon and Deer Creek Canyon are expected to travel downstream impacting portions of the city of Marysvale, and US 89 between mile posts 179 and 184.
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Bulletin details
At 323 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Silver King Burn Scar. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Bullion Canyon, Beaver Creek Canyon, and Deer Creek Canyon drainages. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Silver King Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Cottonwood Burn Scar, especially the City Creek drainage.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 3:23PM MDT until August 31 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 1:52PM MDT until August 31 at 4:45PM 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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