Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Issued

Aug 1, 2012, 5:17 PM MDT (23:17 UTC)

Expired

Aug 1, 2012, 9:15 PM MDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Washington County, UT

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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006 
WGUS55 KSLC 012317
FFWSLC
UTC053-020315-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FF.W.0039.120801T2317Z-120802T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
517 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LA VERKIN CREEK FROM THE HEADWATERS IN ZION NATIONAL PARK TO ITS   
  TERMINUS AT THE VIRGIN RIVER IN TOQUERVILLE

* UNTIL 915 PM MDT

* AT 508 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL      
  ESTIMATES OF .50 TO 1.00 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE LAST 30        
  MINUTES...AND AN ADDITIONAL .50 TO .75 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED  
  TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE UPPER CREEK WITHIN THE NEXT 30        
  MINUTES. THIS RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CREATE A FLASH FLOOD DOWN    
  THE CREEK TO ITS TERMINUS AT THE VIRGIN RIVER IN TOQUERVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3728 11327 3730 11328 3743 11321 3749 11310
      3748 11308 3744 11307 3738 11311 3733 11321
      3719 11325 3719 11331

$$

MERRILL

501 
WGUS75 KSLC 020123
FFSSLC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
723 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

UTC053-020315-
/O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120802T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON UT-
723 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR LA 
VERKIN CREEK FROM THE HEADWATERS TO ITS TERMINUS IN THE VIRGIN RIVER 
IN TOQUERVILLE...

AT 712 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF 
.50 TO 1.25 INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER THE UPPER REACHES OF LA 
VERKIN CREEK FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS. THIS RAINFALL IS EXPECTED 
TO CREATE A FLASH FLOOD ALONG LA VERKIN CREEK FROM ZION NATIONAL 
PARK TO ITS TERMINUS AT THE VIRGIN RIVER IN TOQUERVILLE THROUGH 915 
PM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3728 11327 3730 11328 3743 11321 3749 11310
      3748 11308 3744 11307 3738 11311 3733 11321
      3719 11325 3719 11331

$$

MERRILL

405 
WGUS75 KSLC 020310
FFSSLC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
910 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

UTC053-020316-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120802T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON UT-
910 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTY...

PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF OVER LA VERKIN CREEK. THEREFORE... THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ALTHOUGH WATER 
LEVELS MAY REMAIN HIGH ALONG PORTIONS OF LA VERKIN CREEK FROM ZION 
NATIONAL PARK TO ITS TERMINUS AT THE VIRGIN RIVER IN 
TOQUERVILLE...THEY WILL GRADUALLY RECEDE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS 
EVENING. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO FOR 
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3728 11327 3730 11328 3743 11321 3749 11310
      3748 11308 3744 11307 3738 11311 3733 11321
      3719 11325 3719 11331

$$

LC

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