...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM MDT... AT 422 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT SOME PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...PENROSE AND HIGHWAY 115 CROSSING BEAVER CREEK...AND OTHER AREAS ALONG BEAVER CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...EAST BEAVER CREEK...BEAVER CREEK...BRUSH HOLLOW CREEK...WEST FORK TURKEY CREEK...RED CREEK...AND EAST FORK RED CREEK. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. (dm)
Posted on: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 22:32:30 +0000
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