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WGUS75 KSLC 061917

FFSSLC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

115 PM MDT FRI OCT 6 2006



UTC017-025-055-062030-

GARFIELD UT-WAYNE UT-KANE UT-

115 PM MDT FRI OCT 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MDT FOR

KANE...WAYNE AND GARFIELD COUNTIES...



FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WARN AREA WITH MULTIPLE 

WASHES...SLOT CANYONS...AND MAINSTEM RIVERS IN ACTIVE FLOOD.  



THE FREMONT RIVER IN CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK IS CURRENTLY ERODING 

SR 24 THROUGH THE PARK...WHICH IS NOW DOWN TO ONE LANE.  THE ROAD IS 

ALSO BEING DAMAGED DOWNSTREAM NEAR THE TOWN OF CAINVILLE.  THE 

FREMONT RIVER IS FLOWING AT 3613 CFS AND IS ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE. 

THE RIVER WAS FLOWING AT 39 CFS PRIOR TO THE STORM. THE DIRTY DEVIL 

RIVER IS FLOWING AT 13955 CFS...AND WAS FLOWING AT 72 CFS PRIOR TO 

THE EVENT.  



IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT SEVERE FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN ALL SLOT 

CANYONS...DRY WASHES...AND SMALLER RIVERS IN THE WARN AREA.



RAINFALL IN THE AREA WILL DECREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...AND 

THEN INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING.  THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.



PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING NEAR THESE DANGEROUS 

WATERWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY WATER COVERED ROADWAYS AND BE 

VIGILANT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.



LAT...LON 3702 11255 3701 11137 3716 11100 3846 11014 3841 11145 

3811 11199



$$



MCINERNEY/SMITH

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000 

WGUS75 KSLC 061917

FFSSLC



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

115 PM MDT FRI OCT 6 2006



UTC017-025-055-062030-

GARFIELD UT-WAYNE UT-KANE UT-

115 PM MDT FRI OCT 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MDT FOR

KANE...WAYNE AND GARFIELD COUNTIES...



FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WARN AREA WITH MULTIPLE 

WASHES...SLOT CANYONS...AND MAINSTEM RIVERS IN ACTIVE FLOOD.  



THE FREMONT RIVER IN CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK IS CURRENTLY ERODING 

SR 24 THROUGH THE PARK...WHICH IS NOW DOWN TO ONE LANE.  THE ROAD IS 

ALSO BEING DAMAGED DOWNSTREAM NEAR THE TOWN OF CAINVILLE.  THE 

FREMONT RIVER IS FLOWING AT 3613 CFS AND IS ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE. 

THE RIVER WAS FLOWING AT 39 CFS PRIOR TO THE STORM. THE DIRTY DEVIL 

RIVER IS FLOWING AT 13955 CFS...AND WAS FLOWING AT 72 CFS PRIOR TO 

THE EVENT.  



IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT SEVERE FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN ALL SLOT 

CANYONS...DRY WASHES...AND SMALLER RIVERS IN THE WARN AREA.



RAINFALL IN THE AREA WILL DECREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...AND 

THEN INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING.  THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.



PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING NEAR THESE DANGEROUS 

WATERWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY WATER COVERED ROADWAYS AND BE 

VIGILANT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS.



LAT...LON 3702 11255 3701 11137 3716 11100 3846 11014 3841 11145 

3811 11199



$$



MCINERNEY/SMITH

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