Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 30 at 2:03PM MDT until August 30 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 30, 2026 - 1:03pm
Expires:
August 30, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
South Central Garfield County in southern Utah...
Northeastern Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 800 PM MDT.
* At 203 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across portions of Hole in the Rock Road, primarily over
Harris Wash, Choprock Canyon, and Neon Canyon. Water will continue
to flow down the Escalante River to Lake Powell. Up to 0.5 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...
Portions of Hole in the Rock Road, primarily over Harris Wash,
Choprock Canyon, and Neon Canyon. Also, the Escalante River from
Harris Wash south to Lake Powell.
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:
Garfield, UT; Kane, UT; San Juan, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov