fossana
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I encountered an unexpected flash flood in lower Slickhorn this Sat. As of Thursday, the forecast was 30% chance of rain in the afternoon, with up to a few mm of rain. I had altered my plans from GSENM to BENM to stay out of the higher risk slots, with a higher likelihood of rain predicted in East GSENM. It started raining lightly late morning with a period of heavier rain for ~30 min. As I was walking along the drainage somewhere around 6th Fork I heard what sounded like a waterfall, then saw a tongue of silty water coming down. The water was up to thigh deep in spots. I ended up exiting early at Third Fork to avoid being in the "funnel" just in case it rained more.
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