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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
710 PM MDT MON SEP 14 2015

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KANE UT-WASHINGTON UT-
710 PM MDT MON SEP 14 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KANE AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 700 PM MDT...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES NEAR THE TOWN OF HILDALE, 
UTAH AND ZION NATIONAL PARK.  FLASH FLOODING IN THE HILDALE AREA HAS 
RESULTED IN OVERTURNED CARS AND FLOOD DAMAGE ALONG SR 59. 

ADDITIONALLY...THE NORTH FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER IN ZION NATIONAL 
PARK HAD RISEN FROM 42 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND (CFS) TO 2628 CFS IN AN 
HOUR'S TIME.  ALSO...THE EAST FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER HAD RISEN 
FROM 123 CFS TO 3692 CFS NEAR THE TOWN OF SPRINGDALE...JUST SOUTH OF 
ZION NATIONAL PARK.  BOTH WATERWAYS ARE TRENDING DOWNWARD.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS 
THROUGH THE EVENING AND NIGHTTIME HOURS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ZION NATIONAL PARK...HILDALE...ORDERVILLE...SPRINGDALE...ROCKVILLE...
CORAL PINK SAND DUNES AND MT CARMEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD 
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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LAT...LON 3700 11325 3732 11297 3730 11265 3700 11268

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MCINERNEY