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Flash Flood Warning for Piute, UT

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At 208 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Piute County. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain have fallen, with the heaviest rainfall occurring over Gold Gulch and Ten Mile Creek areas. Flash flooding is already ongoing, and has resulted in a closure of...

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. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.

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At 208 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Piute County. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain have fallen, with the heaviest rainfall occurring over Gold Gulch and Ten Mile Creek areas. Flash flooding is already ongoing, and has resulted in a closure of US-89 near mile post 173. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Gold Gulch and Ten Mile Creek, and possibly Cottonwood Gulch. 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 Cottonwood Burn Scar in Piute County, with flows impacting US 89 between mile markers 171 to 176. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Piute County. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... US 89 between mile markers 171 to 176 in.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 2:08PM MDT until August 11 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 1:14PM MDT until August 11 at 4:15PM 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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