Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 29 at 4:59PM MDT until August 29 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 3:59pm
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Emery County in central Utah...
North Central Wayne County in southern Utah...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 459 PM MDT, State Park personnel reported flash flooding in
Little Wildhorse and Chute Canyons from earlier thunderstorms.
These storms produced heavy rain across portions of the San Rafael
Swell including Goblin Valley, Little Wildhorse, Crack, Chute,
Ding, Dang, Muddy Creek and all slot canyons and dry washes in and
near southern Emery and north central Wayne County. Between 0.25
and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. This Flash Flood Warning has
been extended until 730 PM MDT.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...State Park personnel reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, slot
canyons, and normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
portions of the San Rafael Swell including Goblin Valley, Little
Wildhorse, Crack, Chute, Ding, Dang, Muddy Creek and all slot
canyons and dry washes in and near southern Emery and north central
Wayne County.
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.
Area Description:
Emery, UT; Wayne, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov