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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

813 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN UTAH

  INCLUDING THE CITY OF ST GEORGE



* UNTIL 1000 PM MDT



FLOODING ON FORT PIERCE WASH IN ST. GEORGE WAS REPORTED AT 800 PM 

MDT. HIGH FLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE WASH IN THE ST. 

GEORGE AREA THROUGH 1000 PM ALTHOUGH THE WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN 

TO DECREASE BEFORE THAT.  



THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE A RAPID RISE OF THREE TO FOUR FEET ON THE 

VIRGIN RIVER BETWEEN ST. GEORGE AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. THE HIGHER 

FLOWS ON THE VIRGIN RIVER SHOULD REACH THE ARIZONA BORDER BY 1000 

PM. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLOODING IN THE RIVER 

CHANNEL...IT WOULD BE HAZARDOUS FOR ANYONE IN THE DRAINAGE.  ANYONE 

IN OR NEAR THE VIRGIN RIVER DRAINAGE FROM ST. GEORGE TO THE ARIZONA 

BORDER SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGH GROUND RAPIDLY. 



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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