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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

557 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005



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WASHINGTON UT-

557 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR WESTERN

WASHINGTON COUNTY...



AT 551 PM MDT...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED

OVER THE WARNED AREA.



MAJOR FLOODING IS REPORTED IN WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WITH FLOOD 

DAMAGE TO MANY LOCATIONS. MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND SEVERAL 

HOMES HAVE BEEN FLOODED DUE TO THE SWIFT MOVING WATER. RAINFALL 

REPORTS OF OVER 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. ADDITIONAL 

DAMAGE REPORTS ARE EXPECTED AS MORE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3700 11404 3701 11348 3742 11348 3746 11404



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