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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

518 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS EXPANDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN KANE COUNTY IN UTAH

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KANAB

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN UTAH

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE



* UNTIL 1115 PM MDT



* AT 500 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED 

  FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW

  HARMONY.



FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN NEW HARMONY...AND CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTH 

FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER IN ZION NATIONAL PARK. IN ADDITION...FLASH 

FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE BEAVER DAM WASH AND ALONG THE SANTA 

CLARA RIVER ABOVE THE GUNLOCK RESERVOIR.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THESE AREAS THROUGH 

THIS EVENING.



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.



LAT...LON 3700 11228 3753 11227 3753 11279 3745 11304

      3750 11346 3759 11357 3759 11406 3700 11405



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