Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 10:34AM MDT until August 31 at 12:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 31, 2026 - 9:34am
Expires:
August 31, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
At 1034 AM MDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. The river gauge on
Pine Creek near the Escalante River indicated a 171 cfs flood wave
hit the gauge around 915 AM.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Gauges reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of normally dry washes, slot
canyons, creeks, streams and rivers.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Escalante, Pine Creek, Death Hollow, and the Escalante River
Canyon.
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:
Garfield, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov