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Flood Watch — NWS Salt Lake City UT

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Flood Watch issued November 1 at 12:36PM MST until November 1 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT

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A flood watch covers several areas of Utah, where flooding from excessive rainfall is possible until 11 PM MST. The source describes potential impacts from runoff but does not report flooding already occurring.

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  • Affected location: Utah
The Colorado River is the principal river of the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. The 1,450-mile (2,330 km) river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. and two Mexican states. Rising in the central Rocky Mountains in the U.S., the river flows generally southwest across the Colorado Plateau and through the Grand Canyon before reaching Lake Mead on the Arizona–Nevada line, where it turns south toward the international border. After entering Mexico
Illustrative image: The Colorado River is the principal river of the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. The 1,450-mile (2,330 km) river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. and two Mexican states. Rising in the central Rocky Mountains in the U.S., the river flows generally southwest across the Colorado Plateau and through the Grand Canyon before reaching Lake Mead on the Arizona–Nevada line, where it turns south toward the international border. After entering Mexico — Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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The watch warns that runoff could inundate flood-prone areas and make backcountry roads impassable.

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Urgency
5/10

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