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Severe Watches and Warnings for Saint George
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UTAH AND SOUTHERN UTAH
INCLUDING CASTLE COUNTRY, THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, GLEN CANYON
RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL, SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH, THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS, UTAH’S DIXIE, AND ZION NATIONAL PARK.
* THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
* RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL INCREASE BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND
LOCALLY HEAVY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO ENHANCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.
* AREAS AT HIGHER RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE SLOT CANYONS
NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND SMALL STREAMS. THESE AREAS SHOULD BE
AVOIDED. FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE AND
BASEMENTS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
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
