From the National Weather Service: FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR RAINBOW CANYON AND THE
CARPENTER ONE BURN AREA...
AT 122 PM PDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO REPORT FLASH
FLOODING IN THE RAINBOW CANYON AREA. DEBRIS FLOW UP TO FIVE FEET
DEEP HAS BEEN REPORTED AND SOME ROADS HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL NYE AND
WEST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTIES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MT. CHARLESTON...RAINBOW CANYON...KYLE CANYON CAMPGROUND...FLETCHER
VIEW CAMPGROUND...MARY JANE FALLS CAMPGROUND...HILLTOP
CAMPGROUND...MAHOGANY GROVE CAMPGROUND...DOLOMITE CAMPGROUND AND
MCWILLIAMS CAMPGROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT TRAVEL IN THE WARNED AREA. LEAVE ROADS OPEN FOR EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MANY ROADWAYS IN
THE AREA ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE STRONGLY ADVISING AGAINST TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA TO BETTER FACILITATE CURRENT EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
MANY ROADWAYS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLASH
FLOODING.
Sounds like a nasty situation up there.
On the bright side, the drought up there is over and there should no longer be a fire danger.
RESIDENTS SHOULD EVACUATE IF RISING WATER APPROACHES. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOODED ROAD OR ENTER A FLOOD CHANNEL. MOST FLASH FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR WHEN DRIVERS ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN!
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