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San Juan County tells Bluff, Utah, to evacuate as flood waters arrive
San Juan County, Utah, issued Extreme IPAWS alerts late Sunday telling people in Bluff, then the entire town, to leave for San Juan High School in Blanding as flood waters reached the town.
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San Juan County, Utah, issued Extreme local-area emergencies late Sunday telling people in Bluff to leave as flood waters reached the town, according to IPAWS wireless alerts1.
An IPAWS local-area emergency for Bluff, logged as sent at 11:15 p.m. EDT Sunday and set to expire at 9:15 a.m. EDT Monday, said flood waters were reaching Bluff and told people in low-lying or vulnerable areas to grab go bags, medications, necessities and pets and leave immediately for a shelter at San Juan High School, 311 N 100 E, Blanding1. IPAWS coded the notice Extreme severity, Immediate urgency and Observed certainty1.
A further IPAWS local-area emergency, logged as sent at 11:24 p.m. EDT Sunday, said the Town of Bluff had issued an evacuation order for the entire town and that after that point evacuation routes may be compromised and emergency services unavailable. It again directed people north to San Juan High School in Blanding.
FOX 13 Salt Lake City reported that emergency officials issued an evacuation notice for communities in Bluff as water levels rose2. The station said people south of Highway 191 and Main Street on the river side were asked to head north toward Blanding2. FOX 13 listed a shelter at Aneth Community School, at Highway 162 and San Juan County Road 466, and said Highway 162 was flooded and closed from Highway 191 to Bluff Bench Road, with roads near Montezuma Creek believed still closed2.
KSL reported that the Navajo Nation Department of Emergency Management issued an evacuation notice at 11:15 p.m. Saturday for Bluff, Montezuma Creek and Aneth as San Juan River levels rose3. The station said two shelters were opened, one at Aneth Community School in Montezuma Creek and one at San Juan High School, listed as 311 North Bronco Blvd. in Blanding3. Navajo Nation emergency managers estimated about 150 people from Montezuma Creek and Aneth would leave overnight, according to KSL3. KSL also listed road closures including the Highway 160 bridge and Montezuma Creek Bridge3.
The county wireless alerts did not list injuries, a head count for Bluff or how long people should stay away1.
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Official IPAWS Extreme Immediate Observed local-area emergency telling Bluff to evacuate now as flood waters reached the town and directing people north to San Juan High School in Blanding.
Evacuation orders spread to Bluff as heavy floods continue
Evacuation notice spreading in Bluff and road closures as floods continue.
Reports an evacuation notice for communities in Bluff, a south-of-Highway 191 instruction toward Blanding, a shelter at Aneth Community School, and a Highway 162 closure.
Leaves out The later IPAWS text saying the entire town of Bluff was under an evacuation order.
Navajo Nation, San Juan County communities ordered to evacuate due to potential flooding
Navajo Nation evacuation notice and an estimated 150 people from Montezuma Creek and Aneth.
Reports Saturday-night evacuation notices for Bluff, Montezuma Creek and Aneth as San Juan River levels rose, with shelters in Montezuma Creek and Blanding.
Leaves out The later townwide IPAWS order warning routes may be compromised.