Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 15 at 1:42PM MDT until September 15 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 15, 2026 - 12:42pm
Expires:
September 15, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 445 PM MDT.
* At 142 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across Buckskin Gulch, Wire Pass, and the Wave. Up to
0.75 inches of rain have 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...
Buckskin Gulch, Wire Pass, and the Wave.
This includes US Route 89 between mile markers 14 and 27.
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 4:45 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 4:45 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:
Kane, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov