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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1218 PM MDT SUN OCT 11 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FORSYTH BURN SCAR IN...
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH...
* UNTIL 315 PM MDT.
* AT 1218 PM MDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
FORSYTH BURN SCAR, AND RIVER GAUGES ARE RISING RAPIDLY ALONG THE
SANTA CLARA RIVER. BETWEEN 1.25 AND 2.25 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW.
THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK, MUD, VEGETATION AND OTHER
LOOSE MATERIALS.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE FORSYTH BURN SCAR.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE
FORSYTH BURN SCAR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
PINE VALLEY.
THIS INCLUDES UTAH ROUTE 18 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 26 AND 27.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DITCHES
IN THE FORSYTH BURN SCAR. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED
ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN PLACES. IF
YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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.
LAT...LON 3738 11329 3727 11341 3726 11351 3731 11363
3743 11364 3748 11350 3751 11336 3744 11331
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
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