Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 29 at 3:21PM MDT until July 29 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 29, 2026 - 2:21pm
Expires:
July 29, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Garfield County in southern Utah...
South Central Wayne County in southern Utah...
* Until 630 PM MDT.
* At 321 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across portions of Capitol Reef National Park including
Sheets Gulch up through Capitol Gorge, Grand Wash, Cohab Canyon,
and Sulphur Creek. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams,
slot canyons, and normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Capitol Reef National Park and Fruita.
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.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
Area Description:
Garfield, UT; Wayne, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov