Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 9:44PM MDT until August 31 at 11:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 31, 2026 - 8:44pm
Expires:
August 31, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Garfield County in southern Utah...
* Until 1145 PM MDT.
* At 944 PM MDT, the gauge on the Escalante River at Escalante is
still reporting flows in excess of 2000 cfs, leading to high flows
within the Upper Escalante River Canyon. These high flows stem from
earlier heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Gauge reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, slot
canyons, and normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pine Creek Box Canyon and Upper Escalante River Canyon.
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 11:45 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 11:45 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
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov