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UTC017-025-053-090100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

155 PM MST MON NOV 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GARFIELD...KANE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN UTAH

  

* UNTIL 600 PM MST



* AT 115 PM MST...FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN MANY WASHES AND     

  RIVERS IN WASHINGTON...KANE...AND GARFIELD COUNTIES.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE THE NORTH FORK OF THE VIRGIN 

  RIVER IN ZION NP...THE SANTA CLARA RIVER ABOVE GUNLOCK             

  RESERVOIR...AND SMALL SLOT CANYONS THROUGHOUT THE WARNING AREA. 



THE MAIN STEM OF THE VIRGIN RIVER IS FORECAST TO PEAK AT 13.30 FT. 

OR 5500 CFS LATER THIS EVENING. FLOOD STAGE FOR THIS POINT IS 15.00 

FT. OR 6550 CFS.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3705 11403 3713 11113 3806 11031 3810 11235

      3749 11263 3744 11349 3759 11352 3755 11401



MCINERNEY/BMC



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