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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

435 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



UTC017-025-055-060145-

GARFIELD UT-WAYNE UT-KANE UT-

435 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR

CENTRAL KANE...WESTERN WAYNE AND CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTIES...



AT 418 PM MDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED OVER A WIDE AREA NEAR 

THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN GRAND 

STAIRCASE ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT...AND THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF 

GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA.



IN ADDITION TO FLASH FLOODING TO NUMEROUS SMALL DRAINAGES...WAHWEAP 

DRAINAGE...WHICH FLOWS SOUTHWARD FROM GARFIELD COUNTY INTO WESTERN 

LAKE POWELL HAS EXPERIENCED A FLASH FLOOD ESTIMATED TO FLOW AT OVER 

3000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND (CFS). THIS FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 

IN VOLUME THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. 



MULTIPLE ROADS ACROSS THE MONUMENT AND SOUTHERN CAPITOL REEF 

NATIONAL PARK AREA HAVE BEEN FLOODED AND CLOSED.  SMALL GROUPS OF 

VISITORS TO THE AREA HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY STRANDED DUE TO EITHER 

ROAD DAMAGE OR FLOWING WATER.



AS OF THURSDAY EVENING...THE RAIN CONTINUES...WITH ADDITIONAL 

AMOUNTS FORECASTED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TORREY...

TEASDALE...HENRIEVILLE...ESCALANTE...CAPITOL REEF NP...BOULDER AND

BICKNELL



LAT...LON 3704 11232 3703 11161 3705 11128 3717 11103

      3844 11093 3849 11149



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000 

WGUS75 KSLC 052237

FFSSLC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

435 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



UTC017-025-055-060145-

GARFIELD UT-WAYNE UT-KANE UT-

435 PM MDT THU OCT 5 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR

CENTRAL KANE...WESTERN WAYNE AND CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTIES...



AT 418 PM MDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED OVER A WIDE AREA NEAR 

THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN GRAND 

STAIRCASE ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT...AND THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF 

GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA.



IN ADDITION TO FLASH FLOODING TO NUMEROUS SMALL DRAINAGES...WAHWEAP 

DRAINAGE...WHICH FLOWS SOUTHWARD FROM GARFIELD COUNTY INTO WESTERN 

LAKE POWELL HAS EXPERIENCED A FLASH FLOOD ESTIMATED TO FLOW AT OVER 

3000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND (CFS). THIS FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 

IN VOLUME THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. 



MULTIPLE ROADS ACROSS THE MONUMENT AND SOUTHERN CAPITOL REEF 

NATIONAL PARK AREA HAVE BEEN FLOODED AND CLOSED.  SMALL GROUPS OF 

VISITORS TO THE AREA HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY STRANDED DUE TO EITHER 

ROAD DAMAGE OR FLOWING WATER.



AS OF THURSDAY EVENING...THE RAIN CONTINUES...WITH ADDITIONAL 

AMOUNTS FORECASTED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TORREY...

TEASDALE...HENRIEVILLE...ESCALANTE...CAPITOL REEF NP...BOULDER AND

BICKNELL



LAT...LON 3704 11232 3703 11161 3705 11128 3717 11103

      3844 11093 3849 11149



$$



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