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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this flash flood watch at Jul 30, 2012, 3:51 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 30, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2012, 3:51 AM MDT (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 30, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2012, 9:59 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
- Flood severity
- None
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
222 WGUS65 KSLC 300951 FFASLC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 351 AM MDT MON JUL 30 2012 UTZ013-019>021-518-302000- /O.NEW.KSLC.FF.A.0002.120730T1800Z-120731T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- 351 AM MDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. * FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING * ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * SLOT CANYONS AND SLICKROCK AREAS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AND OTHER FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS BURN SCARS FROM RECENT WILDFIRE ACTIVITY WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING TODAY. THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT...AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AND HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
631 WGUS65 KSLC 301838 FFASLC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1238 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2012 UTZ013-019>021-518-310400- /O.CON.KSLC.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120731T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- 1238 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UTAH...SOUTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST UTAH... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL UTAH...SAN RAFAEL SWELL. IN SOUTHERN UTAH...GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK. IN SOUTHWEST UTAH...SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. * UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING * ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. * SLOT CANYONS AND SLICKROCK AREAS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AND OTHER FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS BURN SCARS FROM RECENT WILDFIRE ACTIVITY WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING TODAY. THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT...AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AND HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
820 WGUS65 KSLC 310359 FFASLC URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 959 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2012 UTZ013-019>021-518-310500- /O.CAN.KSLC.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120731T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- 959 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UTAH...SOUTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST UTAH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...RAINFALL RATES WILL REMAIN LOW ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THEREFORE...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 1:33 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | SLC | Carbon, Emery | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | SLC | Juab, Sanpete, Utah | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | SLC | Washington | 3 hr |
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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.