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WGUS45 KSLC 012335
FLWSLC

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
435 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026

UTC025-053-020600-
/O.EXT.KSLC.FA.W.0013.000000T0000Z-261102T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kane UT-Washington UT-
435 PM MST Sun Nov 1 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...West Central Kane County in southern Utah...
  East Central Washington County in southwestern Utah...Specifically
  Zion National Park

* WHEN...Until 1100 PM MST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of slot canyons, normally dry washes, rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is
  occurring. All area waterways will continue to run high due to
  excess runoff from earlier and continuing rainfall.

The North Fork of the Virgin River has been running very high for
several hours, and after a slight downtick of flow earlier this
afternoon, is now rising further with the latest measurement of
almost 2300 cfs on the USGS North Fork of the Virgin river gauge.
Additionally, several slot canyons within Zion Canyon are running
very high at this time.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 420 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
    heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 1 and
    3 inches of rain have fallen, with the heaviest rainfall in the
    upper headwaters of the North Fork of the Virgin River, including
    the upper Narrows.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
    warned area through this evening.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Zion National Park.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.

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LAT...LON 3738 11311 3715 11304 3711 11281 3735 11278
      3742 11288 3742 11299


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