Flood Watch due to excessive rainfall in effect throughout Utah

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SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for a large portion of Utah Sunday.

The weather alert, which is in effect until 10 p.m. this evening, Aug. 18, affects the Central Mountains, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs, Capitol Reef National Park and Vicinity, Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell, South Central Utah, Southern Mountains, Upper Sevier River Valleys, Lower Washington County, and Zion National Park.

See map below for affected regions, provided by NWS:

“Excessive runoff may result in flooding of slot canyons, normally dry washes, near recent burn scars including the Silver King Mine, Bear, Halfway Hill and Trail Mountain Burn Scars, and other flood prone locations,” the alert from NWS states.

Additionally, another disturbance lifting north into Utah brings an increased threat for flash flooding across the region, NWS stated.

No further information is available at this time.

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