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Severe Watches and Warnings for Saint George
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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
305 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM MST
SATURDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS…WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA…THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS…THE
WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS…AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…12 TO 24 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON…THEN BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW LEVELS…REMAINING ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
BEFORE LOWERING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS…WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS…WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL
MOUNTAIN ROUTES ABOVE 8000 FEET…INCLUDING WOLF CREEK
PASS…SKYLINE DRIVE ALONG THE WASATCH PLATEAU…AND STATE
ROUTES 14 AND 143.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING
CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM
SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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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
243 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN UTAH…INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS…SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH…SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS
AND UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK.
* FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
* AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE
REGION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MEANWHILE AN APPROACHING STRONG
STORM SYSTEM WILL RAMP UP SOUTHERLY WINDS…ENHANCING RAINFALL
ON SOUTHERN SLOPES.
* FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY WASHES…SLOT CANYONS…SMALL
RIVERS AND URBAN AREAS IS 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.
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ROGOWSKI/STRUTHWOLF
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT…
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY
