Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 15 at 5:24PM MDT until September 15 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 15, 2026 - 4:24pm
Expires:
September 15, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Emery County in central Utah...
* Until 800 PM MDT.
* At 524 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the San Rafael Swell, including Iron Wash, Ernie
Canyon and Eardley Canyon. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to
0.75 inches in 30 minutes. 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 slot canyons and
normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Iron Wash, Ernie Canyon, Eardley Canyon, and other nearby slot
canyons within the San Rafael Swell.
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 8:00 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 8:00 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:
Emery, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov