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WGUS65 KSLC 122134
FFASLC
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
334 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2024
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SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-UPPER SEVIER RIVER VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIAN HEAD, CIRCLEVILLE, ALTON,
PANGUITCH, AND KOOSHAREM
334 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF PANGUITCH LAKE DAM
ON THE PANGUITCH CREEK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY A POTENTIAL DAM FAILURE CONTINUES
TO BE POSSIBLE AT THE PANGUITCH LAKE DAM.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF UTAH, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SEVIER RIVER VALLEYS.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...DAM FAILURE MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING
AREAS BELOW THE DAM INCLUDING THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY OF
PANGUITCH.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A LEVEL 2 EMERGENCY SITUATION INDICATES THAT THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR DAM FAILURE. WHILE THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE THREAT
TO PUBLIC SAFETY, THE SITUATION COULD RAPIDLY EVOLVE.
OFFICIALS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE DAM AND ARE PREPARED TO
ESCALATE THEIR RESPONSE IF NECESSARY.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
PANGUITCH CREEK IS RUNNING HIGH, FAST, AND COLD DUE TO RELEASES TO
LOWER THE LAKE LEVEL. KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM PANGUITCH
CREEK.
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