Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 29 at 5:52PM MDT until August 29 at 8:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 4:52pm
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
Eastern Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 845 PM MDT.
* At 552 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across Dry Rock Creek and lower portions of Hole in the
Rock Road down to Lake Powell, including Headless Hen Canyon,
Coyote Gulch, Forty Mile Gulch, Fifty Mile Gulch, and Davis Gulch.
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...
Dry Rock Creek and lower portions of Hole in the Rock Road down to
Lake Powell, including Headless Hen Canyon, Coyote Gulch, Forty
Mile Gulch, Fifty Mile Gulch, and Davis Gulch.
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.
Area Description:
Kane, UT; San Juan, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov