Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 1:56PM MDT until August 31 at 4:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 31, 2026 - 12:56pm
Expires:
August 31, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Kane County in southern Utah...
East Central Washington County in southwestern Utah...
* Until 400 PM MDT.
* At 156 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across much of Zion National Park. Up to 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing. This Flash Flood
Warning has been extended through 4 PM MDT.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of slot canyons, normally
dry washes, streams, creeks, and rivers.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Zion National Park including the Subway, the Narrows and all other
slot canyons, creeks, normally dry washes and slot canyons in the
warning area.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 4:00 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 4:00 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:
Kane, UT; Washington, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov