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Severe Watches and Warnings for Saint George
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The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Utah…
West central Kane County in southern Utah…
* Until 715 PM MST Wednesday
* At 916 AM MST, Doppler radar indicated widepsread long duration
rainfall over the Zion National Park area.
Additionally…thunderstorm activity is forecast to move into the
area later this afternoon.
* Rainfall amounts of 0.75″ to 1.0″ is forecast to fall over this
area through the afternoon and early evening hours. This amount of
rainfall is expected to bring all slots…small streams…and
specifically the North Fork of the Virgin River to flood.
* It is also possible that localized thunderstorms will enhance the
flooding depending on location and duration.
* Please avoid any waterways in and around Zion National Park today
and into the nighttime hours…as conditions will be quite
dangerous for travel…hiking…and canyoneering.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Hurricane, La Verkin, Zion National Park, Toquerville, Leeds,
Virgin, Springdale, Rockville, Pintura and Kolob Canyon.
McInerney
