Flood Warning

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...West Central Kane County in southern Utah... East Central Washington County in southwestern Utah...Specifically Zion National Park

* WHEN...Until 1100 PM MST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of slot canyons, normally dry washes, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. All area waterways will continue to run high due to excess runoff from earlier and continuing rainfall.

The North Fork of the Virgin River has been running very high for several hours, and after a slight downtick of flow earlier this afternoon, is now rising further with the latest measurement of almost 2300 cfs on the USGS North Fork of the Virgin river gauge. Additionally, several slot canyons within Zion Canyon are running very high at this time.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 420 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, with the heaviest rainfall in the upper headwaters of the North Fork of the Virgin River, including the upper Narrows. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area through this evening. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Zion National Park. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood