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Flash Flood Warning for Washington, UT

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FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Utah... * Until 130 PM MDT. * At 1106 AM MDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Springdale. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have...

What the bulletin says to do

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 extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Utah... * Until 130 PM MDT. * At 1106 AM MDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Springdale. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. The North Fork Virgin River gauge near Springdale has spiked, indicating a flood wave may be progressing down the river. This may result in flood waters crossing SR-9 further downstream within the next 1-2 hours. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hurricane, La Verkin, Apple Valley, Virgin, Springdale and Rockville. Flash flooding along the Virgin River has been observed crossing roads, primarily SR-9 across multiple UDOT cameras in the area.

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3 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 11:06AM MDT until August 14 at 1:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

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  2. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 10:24AM MDT until August 14 at 12:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

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  3. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 9:33AM MDT until August 14 at 12:30PM 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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