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Severe Watches and Warnings for Saint George
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
2:45 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2016
…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 SOUTHERN UTAH…SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND
WEST OF LAKE POWELL…INCLUDING ZION NATIONAL PARK…CAPITOL
REEF NATIONAL PARK…AND GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA.
* FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST FOR
SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY.
* AREAS AT HIGHER RISK OF FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE SLOT
CANYONS…NORMALLY DRY WASHES…AND SMALL STREAMS. THESE AREAS
SHOULD BE AVOIDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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.
