Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

807 
WGUS75 KSLC 282201
FFSSLC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
401 PM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

UTC025-290130-
/O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130729T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANE UT-
401 PM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
CENTRAL KANE COUNTY...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE WAHWEAP CREEK 
DRAINAGE...WITH 0.5 TO 1 INCH ACROSS PORTIONS OF WARM CREEK. 

ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS ARE DIMINISHING...FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY 
ONGOING ALONG WAHWEAP AND WARM CREEKS TO THEIR TERMINATION AT LAKE 
POWELL. 


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 11186 3732 11156 3701 11138 3700 11152
      3705 11174 3719 11191

$$

MPS

740 
WGUS75 KSLC 290121
FFSSLC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
721 PM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

UTC025-290131-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130729T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KANE UT-
721 PM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL KANE
COUNTY...

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS CENTRAL KANE 
COUNTY...AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 
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 11186 3732 11156 3701 11138 3700 11152
      3705 11174 3719 11191

$$

MPS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1035 AM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

.SYNOPSIS...MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THEN
GRADUALLY DRY FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH MID WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA THIS MORNING. FLOW HAS BECOME WNWLY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
TROUGH. THIS SYSTEM WILL CROSS IDAHO TODAY...STAYING WELL NORTH OF
THE STATE...BUT WILL ACT TO GIVE THE FLOW ALOFT A MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY COMPONENT BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE MORE NORTHERLY
COMPONENT TO THE FLOW TODAY WILL BRING JUST A BIT OF DRIER AIR
INTO FAR NORTHERN UTAH WHILE PWS REMAIN IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH JUST
ABOUT EVERYWHERE ELSE.

LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CONVECTION ON RADAR THIS MORNING. MAIN
EXCEPTION IS FAR EASTERN NEVADA WHERE SOME STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED
IN ASSOCIATION WITH A VORT MAX. THIS SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL TRAVEL
ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH TODAY...PROVIDING A BIT OF ADDITIONAL
INSTABILITY. SOME CLOUD COVER STILL EXISTS OVER SOUTHEAST UTAH
FROM A SHORTWAVE THAT MOVED THROUGH OVERNIGHT...BUT THESE CLOUDS
ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SCATTER OUT. WITH MUCH LESS CLOUD
COVER...THE FORECAST AREA WILL SEE AN EARLIER START TO CONVECTION
THAN YESTERDAY...AND THE THREAT WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD. AT LEAST
SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
STORMS WILL BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS SO FLASH FLOODING WILL
AGAIN BE THE MAIN THREAT...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN UTAH.
HOWEVER...SHORTWAVE ENERGY AND A BIT OF JET SUPPORT FROM THE IDAHO
TROUGH INTRODUCED A CHANCE OF MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION FOR
NORTHERN UTAH.

HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN
TWO-THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THOUGH SHORTWAVE FORCING IS LESS
THAN YESTERDAY...DEEP MOISTURE AND LACK OF CLOVER WILL RESULT IN
MANY STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. LEFT OUT NORTHERN
THIRD OF UTAH WITH SOME DRIER AIR EXPECTED TO MOVE IN.

FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE SOUTHWESTERLY MONDAY BEHIND THE IDAHO
TROUGH...AND THIS WILL DRAW DRIER AIR IN FROM THE SOUTH. ENOUGH
MOISTURE WILL EXIST OVER NORTHERN UTAH FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THOUGH SOUTHERN UTAH SHOULD
REMAIN QUIET. THE DRIER AIRMASS SPREADS ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE BY
MIDWEEK.

UPDATED THE FORECAST EARLIER TO ADD MENTION OF THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH. NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES PLANNED.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE SLC TERMINAL THROUGH
THE TAF PERIOD. HOWEVER...THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD IMPACT THE TERMINAL DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
BETWEEN 16 AND 18Z AND A 50 PERCENT CHANCE AFTER 18Z TODAY WITH
GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND OR BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST BETWEEN 19 AND 21Z TODAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A VERY MOIST AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL SUPPORT
NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL TEND TO LAST THROUGHOUT THE NIGHTTIME PERIOD AS WELL.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF A WETTING RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL BEING A THREAT. LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT WITH
STRONGER ACTIVITY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGH...WHILE AFTERNOON
CLOUD COVER CONTINUES TO TAKE THE EDGE OFF THE HEAT ACROSS THE AREA.

A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN SHIFT IS FORECAST NEXT WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL
TREND DRIER AND WARMER DURING THE EARLY PORTION OF THE WEEK WITH
THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING ISOLATED AND MORE ALIGNED ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. BY MID WEEK...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
A THREAT AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF A LARGE TROUGH
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS. WITH THE INCREASE OF SOUTHWEST
WINDS...HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10-15 PERCENT AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL
BE COMMON IN THE VALLEYS MID TO LATE WEEK.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
UTZ004-008-010-012>016-019>021-517-518.

WY...NONE.
&&

PUBLIC...TRAPHAGAN
FIRE WEATHER...ROGOWSKI
AVIATION...VERZELLA

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

FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/GENERAL/AFD_FAQS.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
629 AM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-291230-
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-
629 AM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH.

HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME STORMS...ALONG WITH A
THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO RECEIVE HEAVY
RAIN WOULD BE PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH...BUT IT IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ON MONDAY WITH
STORMS PRIMARILY OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH MONDAY AS WELL BUT
THESE WOULD TEND TO BE WEAK AND ON THE DRY SIDE AS DRIER AIR
STARTS TO SPREAD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS DRYING TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK BRINGING MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TO AN END.

SOME MOISTURE COULD RETURN TO SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
STARTING THURSDAY BRINGING A RENEWED THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WHILE THE NORTHWEST STAYS DRY.

.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)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX