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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

327 PM MDT FRI AUG 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN KANE COUNTY IN UTAH



* UNTIL 530 PM MDT



* AT 320 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY   

  HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANE COUNTY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES    

  EAST OF KANAB.  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



THIS WARNING IS FOR JOHNSON WASH AND ALL OF ITS UPSTREAM DRAINAGES. 

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS COVERED MOST OF THE UPSTREAM AREAS FOR THIS WASH. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG JOHNSON CANYON ROAD SHOULD EXPECT VERY HIGH 

STREAM FLOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF WATER BEGINS RISING IN YOUR 

AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS 

THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO 

CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED 

QUICKLY. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SALT LAKE CITY.



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