FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF UTAH...EAST CENTRAL UTAH...
NORTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHEAST UTAH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN UTAH...TAVAPUTS PLATEAU. IN EAST CENTRAL UTAH...
ARCHES/GRAND FLAT. IN NORTHEAST UTAH...EASTERN UINTA BASIN AND
EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. IN SOUTHEAST UTAH...
CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES...LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHEAST UTAH.
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL STORM IVO AND MEXICO WILL SPREAD
ACROSS EASTERN UTAH ON SUNDAY AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS
GENERATING HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. EXCESSIVE RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE WATCH AREAS...LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2
INCHES MAY OCCUR.
* PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS THROUGH
MONDAY. ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO AVOID
AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO ANY FORM OF FLOODING...INCLUDING FLASH
FLOODS. THIS INCLUDES ANY BACKCOUNTRY ROADS OR TRAILS THAT
TRAVEL ACROSS DRY CREEK BEDS OR WASHES. MUD DEBRIS FLOWS OR ROCK
SLIDES MAY IMPACT ANY HIGHWAYS OR LOCAL PAVED ROAD THAT ARE
KNOWN TO OCCUR FROM HEAVY RAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.