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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

608 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2008



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WASHINGTON UT-

608 PM MDT MON AUG 4 2008



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

CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...



AT 602 PM MDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE LEFT FORK OF 

NORTH CREEK WITHIN ZION NATIONAL PARK. CONSIDERABLE DEBRIS WAS 

REPORTED IN THE FLOODWATERS.



ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY 

RAIN EARLIER TODAY HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING ALONG NORTH CREEK. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH WATER RUNNING DOWN 

NORTH CREEK TOWARDS THE TOWN OF VIRGIN.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3748 11321 3748 11316 3746 11314 3746 11306

      3749 11304 3749 11300 3715 11303 3716 11325

TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 180DEG 0KT 3737 11310



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