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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

545 PM MDT FRI SEP 8 2006



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GARFIELD UT-KANE UT-

545 PM MDT FRI SEP 8 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN KANE AND CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTIES...



AT 530 PM MDT...RAINFALL FALLING IN MULTIPLE TRIBUTARIES OF THE 

ESCALANTE RIVER DRAINAGE ARE EXPECTED TO CONVERGE IN THE MAIN 

CHANNEL OF THE ESCALANTE RIVER.  AS A RESULT...THE RIVER NEAR THE 

NORTHERN BORDER OF KANE COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY 

THROUGH THE EVENING AND POSSIBLY NIGHTTIME HOURS. THESE FLOWS ARE 

EXPECTED TO REACH LAKE POWELL BY 7PM THIS EVENING.



IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID THE ESCALANTE RIVER AND ITS 

TRIBUTARIES THROUGH THE EVENING AND NIGHTTIME HOURS.





LAT...LON 3769 11139 3735 11092 3805 11115 3791 11152



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