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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued July 17 at 2:42PM MDT until July 17 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

FFWSLC

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Cottonwood Burn scar in Piute County in...
Southwestern Piute County in central Utah...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 242 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Cottonwood Burn scar in Piute County, with the
heaviest rain falling over City Creek. Between 0.25 and 0.5 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the City Creek downstream to HW 89 between mile posts
166 and 167 north of Junction. The debris flow can consist of rock,
mud, vegetation and other loose materials.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding in and around the Cottonwood
Burn scar in Piute County.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Cottonwood Burn scar in Piute
County...specifically within the City Creek drainage

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Junction...HW 153 in City Creek Canyon...HW 89 between mileposts
166 and 167

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
2555th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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