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Flood Warning
ActiveGarfield, UT; Kane, UT
Status
In Progress
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Garfield County in southern Utah... Central Kane County in southern Utah...
* WHEN...Until 1045 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. Waterways in this area, including the Paria River and Wahweep Creek continue to have high flows due to excess runoff from earlier and continuing rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 413 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible 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. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
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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