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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
148 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Wayne County in southern Utah...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 148 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across portions of Capitol Reef National Park, including
  Sulphur Creek, Upper and Lower Spring Canyon, Cohab Canyon, Grand
  Wash, Capitol Gorge, and Pleasant Creek. Up to 0.5 inches of rain
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, slot
           canyons, and normally dry washes.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Capitol Reef National Park, Fruita, Caineville, and several slot
  canyons including Sulphur Creek, Upper and Lower Spring Canyon,
  Cohab Canyon, Grand Wash, Capitol Gorge, and Pleasant Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry
washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

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 3815 11124 3826 11131 3832 11143 3839 11140
      3829 11112 3834 11103 3832 11100 3826 11107
      3820 11109 3815 11119

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

JAC