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Flash Flood Watch 15, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

September 1, 2008

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this flash flood watch at Sep 1, 2008, 9:29 AM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 1, 2008, 9:29 AM MDT (15:29 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2008, 2:52 PM MDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Flood severity
None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Sep 1, 4:14 AM MDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 4:14 AM MDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 4:52 AM MDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
452 AM MDT MON SEP 1 2008

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-021100-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
452 AM MDT MON SEP 1 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL BE NEAR 9000 FEET OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS AND 10000 FEET FOR
SOUTHERN UTAH WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE
HIGHEST MOUNTAINS.

CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
HIGH AND FAST TODAY AS A RESULT OF LOCAL HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
WEEKEND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

DRY AND STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE REGION FOR THE
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

The office that day

Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 6:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningSLCSalt Lake3 hr
Aug 31, 6:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCJuab, Tooele64 min
Aug 31, 7:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCMillard66 min
Aug 31, 9:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningSLCSalt Lake, Utah3 hr
Aug 31, 9:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCJuab, Millard49 min
Aug 31, 9:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCJuab, Millard50 min
Sep 1, 2:57 PM MDTFrost AdvisorySLC18 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.