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Flood Warning — NWS Salt Lake City UT

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Flood Warning issued November 1 at 4:23AM MST until November 1 at 10:30AM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT

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Flooding was reported as ongoing or imminent in parts of Kane and Washington counties, Utah, with the warning in effect until 10:30 AM MST on November 1. The alert advised people to avoid flooded roads and streams.

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  • Affected location: Kane and Washington counties, Utah
Stripes The three white background areas of the flag represent, from top to bottom, the North, West and South sides of the city. The top blue stripe represents Lake Michigan and the North Branch of the Chicago River. The bottom blue stripe represents the South Branch of the river and the "Great Canal", over the Chicago Portage. Stars There are four red six-pointed stars on the center white stripe, from left to right (although this is not the order in which they were added to the flag). The first
Illustrative image: Stripes The three white background areas of the flag represent, from top to bottom, the North, West and South sides of the city. The top blue stripe represents Lake Michigan and the North Branch of the Chicago River. The bottom blue stripe represents the South Branch of the river and the "Great Canal", over the Chicago Portage. Stars There are four red six-pointed stars on the center white stripe, from left to right (although this is not the order in which they were added to the flag). The first — Brian Lauer/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
5/10
Urgency
9/10

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