Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 30 at 2:46PM MDT until August 30 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 30, 2026 - 1:46pm
Expires:
August 30, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Garfield County in southern Utah...
Northeastern Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 745 PM MDT.
* At 246 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across primarily Brimhall Natural Bridge near Halls
Creek. Water will continue to flow downstream through Halls Creek
Narrows down to Lake Powell. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, slot
canyons, and normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Brimhall Natural Bridge near Halls Creek, with water continuing to
flow down Halls Creek into Halls Creek Narrows and down to Lake
Powell.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry
washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 7:45 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 7:45 PM MDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Garfield, UT; Kane, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov