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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

624 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN UTAH...



* UNTIL 930 PM MDT



* AT 618 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OVER ZION NATIONAL PARK AND AREAS TO THE 

SOUTHWEST.  FLOODING HAS AFFECTED THE TOWN OF VIRGIN PRIMARILY.



THIS WARNING IS AN EXTENSION FROM THE FIRST FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

ISSUED AT 334 PM TODAY.  DUE TO THE AMOUNT AND SEVERITY OF THE 

FLOODING...IT WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL TWO HOURS TO DEWATER THE 

INVOLVED STREAMS.  AFFECTED WATERWAYS INCLUDE NORTH CREEK...LA 

VERKIN CREEK...CURRANT...AND TIMBER CREEKS.



AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE SUBDIVISIONS NEAR THE TOWN OF VIRGIN...WHERE 

HELICOPTER EVACUATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE. THE KOLOB TERRACE ROAD IS 

CLOSED AND DAMAGED...IN ADDITION TO BRIDGES CROSSING THESE 

WATERWAYS. ZION RIVER RESORT IS ALSO DAMAGED.



IF YOU ARE IN THESE DRAINAGES...IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU TAKE 

ACTIONS TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY.  ADDITIONALLY...IF YOU ARE TRAVELING 

ALONG STATE ROUTE 9 LEADING TO ZION NATIONAL PARK FROM LA 

VERKIN...PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.





LAT...LON 3720 11330 3716 11307 3733 11301 3741 11302

      3744 11317 3740 11332



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