Flood Warning for Garfield, UT; Kane, UT
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What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Flooding of normally dry washes, slot canyons, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier and continuing rainfall. Where: Southwestern...
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. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Garfield County in southern Utah... Central Kane County in southern Utah... * WHEN...Until 445 PM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of normally dry washes, slot canyons, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier and continuing rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 443 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Big Water, Henrieville, Bryce Canyon National Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Coyote Creek, Wahweap Creek, the Paria River from the headwaters to the Utah/Arizona state line, Buckskin Gulch, Wire Pass, and the Paria Canyon area. Backcountry roads may be impassable. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued November 1 at 4:45AM MST until November 1 at 4:45PM MST 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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