Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

UTZ011-013-262330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
250 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 1996

     ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NORTH OF LAKE POWELL...

LAS VEGAS DOPPLER RADAR ALONG WITH SATELLITE PHOTOS AND LIGHTNING
DETECTION EQUIPMENT SHOW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER
NORTHERN KANE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
TO THE SOUTHEAST AND MAY IMPACT THE LAKE POWELL RECREATIONAL AREA BY
400 PM.  THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS
...SO BOATERS ON THE LAKE SHOULD MOVE TO SHORE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.  BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS...SO
NORMALLY DRY WASHES MAY RAPIDLY FILL WITH WATER ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
KAIPAROWITS PLATEAU.

PERSONS NEAR LAKE POWELL SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY WHEN THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH.
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UTZ006-007-008-011-012-013-270500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
515 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 1996

     ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN UTAH...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO AFFECT
SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON.  AT 5PM MDT THE STRONGEST STORMS
STRETCHED FROM LAKE POWELL AND KANAB...ACROSS BRYCE CANYON...THEN
NORTHWARD TO I-70.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MOST OTHER
PARTS OF SOUTHERN UTAH LATER THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER
SUNSET.

BOATERS ON LAKE POWELL SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE DAY AND EVENING AS THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH WATERS.  ALSO...CAMPERS AND
RECREATIONALISTS SHOULD AVOID DRY WASHES AND BE WATCHFUL ON SLICKROCK
AREAS FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.

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