Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 423 PM MDT Sat Aug 10 2024 The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... San Juan County in southeastern Utah... Northeastern Garfield County in southern Utah... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 423 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across slot canyons adjacent to SR 95 including Conundrum Canyon, Death Canyon, Fooling Around Canyon, Leprechaun Canyon, and other slot canyons in this area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Flood flows are expected to travel downstream to Lake Powell. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of slot canyons, and adjacent roadways. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hite Marina. This includes the following highways... Utah Route 276 between mile markers 0 and 15. Utah Route 95 between mile markers 18 and 44. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks. && LAT...LON 3792 11069 3814 11074 3813 11052 3788 11037 3778 11044 3779 11058 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE