洪水警报

* 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 345 AM MST.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of normally dry washes, slot canyons, rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is
imminent or occurring. Waterways in this area, including the Paria
River and Wahweep Creek continue to have high flows due to excess
runoff from earlier and continuing rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1026 PM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain. The river gauge on the Paria River near US-89
indicated a flow of 800 cfs. Trained spotters have reported
Wahweap Creek is running at or above 200 cfs near Big Water.
Flooding is ongoing in the warned area.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
warned area through this evening.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Big Water, Henrieville, Bryce Canyon National Park, Kodachrome
Basin State Park, Coyote Creek, Wahweap Creek, the Paria River
from the headwaters to the Utah/Arizona state line, Buckskin
Gulch, Wire Pass, and the Paria Canyon area.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood