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Emery County, Utah, issues civil emergency for San Rafael Swell

The Emery County Sheriff's Office issued an IPAWS Extreme civil emergency message Saturday covering Utah's San Rafael Swell; the desk record did not include the message text.

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The Emery County Sheriff's Office in Utah issued an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System civil emergency message on Saturday evening for the San Rafael Swell1.

The IPAWS record listed Extreme severity, Immediate urgency and Observed certainty, with an issue time of 10:03 p.m. UTC on Oct. 31 and an expiration of 11:03 p.m. UTC on Nov. 11.

The desk record named the San Rafael Swell as the affected area but did not include the wording of the message or specific instructions for the public1.

Independent confirmation of the on-the-ground hazard was not in the official alert text provided to the desk1.

Sources

  1. Emery County Sheriffs Office UTCivil Emergency Message

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