Flash Flood Warning

FFWSLC

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Kane County in southern Utah... East Central Washington County in southwestern Utah...

* Until 100 PM MDT.

* At 1108 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. The North Fork Virgin River near Springdale has spiked, indicating a flood wave may be progressing down the Virgin River with impacts along SR-9 expected over 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... Zion National Park and Springdale, including the Subway and all other Zion National Park canyons. Areas along SR-9 adjacent to the Virgin River may see flood waters cross the road.