Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

042 
WGUS75 KSLC 242059
FFSSLC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
259 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

UTC017-055-242245-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GARFIELD UT-WAYNE UT-
259 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL GARFIELD AND SOUTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES...

AT 256 PM MDT...HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE SHEETS GULCH 
DRAINAGE AND SURROUNDING DRAINAGES INCLUDING COTTONWOOD WASH AND 
BURRO WASH AS WELL AS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WATERPOCKET FOLD. RADAR 
ESTIMATES OF UP TO 0.75 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED IN 
THESE LOCATIONS.  FLASH FLOODING REMAINS LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN. DRY
WASHES...STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES...EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL.

&&

LAT...LON 3820 11105 3804 11104 3802 11121 3818 11121

$$

KRUSE

626 
WGUS75 KSLC 242236
FFSSLC

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
436 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

UTC017-055-242245-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140524T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GARFIELD UT-WAYNE UT-
436 PM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GARFIELD AND SOUTH
CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM MDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED 
TO POSE A THREAT ACROSS THE SHEETS GULCH DRAINAGE.

LAT...LON 3820 11105 3804 11104 3802 11121 3818 11121

$$

KRUSE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1018 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LOW WILL SEND MOISTURE NORTH INTO UTAH AS IT
MOVES ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY AND INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
SUNDAY...BEFORE MOVING EAST MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SPIN ACROSS AZ THIS
MORNING. TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOW A MID LEVEL DEFORMATION AXIS
EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST WY THROUGH NORTHERN UT AND BACK INTO WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UT. THIS AXIS CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A FOCUS
FOR A BAND OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THIS BAND OF SHOWERS
HAS BEEN GRADUALLY ERODING AND BECOMING MORE NARROW WITH
TIME...AND ANTICIPATE THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. UPDATED FORECAST EARLIER TO TRIM BACK
POPS THIS MORNING FOR AREAS NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS AXIS.

WITH A MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE...DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD BRING A
ROUND OF CONVECTION TO THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND HAVE LEFT THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST UNTOUCHED.

THE UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO ROTATE NORTHEASTWARD INTO NM/CO BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND ALLOWING A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW TO SPREAD
ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN UT. AS SUCH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE CONFINED TO EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA SUNDAY. A MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS IS FORECAST TO SPREAD
OVERHEAD MONDAY MAINTAINING THE DRYING TREND AS WELL AS ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO WARM AREAWIDE.

&&

.AVIATION...SHOWERS AT KSLC WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF CIGS
FALLING TO 6 KFT THROUGH 18Z. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 18Z ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH...WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM DIRECTLY
IMPACTING THE TERMINAL THROUGH 03Z. OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY SURFACE
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 20Z AND 22Z
WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THIS SWITCH DOES NOT OCCUR.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
&&

SEAMAN

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
633 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-251200-
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-
633 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. THE SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF OVER THE WEST
THIS EVENING BUT COULD PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN OUTLOOK AREA
OVERNIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE
EASTERN OUTLOOK AREA SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE DRIER AIR
SPREADS INTO THE WEST. WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE OUTLOOK AREA MONDAY.

WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AND IT WILL BECOME
WINDY. THE WARM DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST
OF THE OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS COULD BRING
HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO LOCATIONS WHERE FUELS ARE
CRITICALLY 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 ROAD TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX