Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
230 PM MDT MON MAY 25 1992

      ...THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE UTAH MOUNTAINS...

A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH.  AT 2 PM THE MOST ACTIVE AREA
EXTENDED FROM NEAR PRICE SOUTHWEST TO NEAR ZION NATIONAL PARK.  A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO NOTED IN SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND ALONG THE
UTAH-NEVADA BORDER WEST OF CEDAR CITY.

THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AND BRIEF HEAVY SHOWERS.  ONE REPORT IN THE BOULDER AREA INDICATED
1/4 INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES.  ANOTHER REPORT FROM HENRIEVILLE
INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS TO THE NORTH BUT NOTHING YET IN TOWN.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10-15 MPH.
SOME MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY WASHES OR SMALL STREAMS IS
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.  CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID ANY NARROW
STEEP-WALLED CANYONS.  IN ADDITION...ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE
COVER AS THE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH.  LIGHTNING IS A PROVEN KILLER
AND COULD QUICKLY TURN A HOLIDAY OUTING INTO A TRAGEDY.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY THIS EVENINGu AND SHOULD END IN
MOST AREAS BY SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

DRS...2045Z