Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 12:01PM MDT until August 31 at 1:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 31, 2026 - 11:01am
Expires:
August 31, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 1201 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of normally dry washes, slot
canyons, creeks, streams and rivers.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Capitol Reef National Park including the Scenic Drive, Capitol
Gorge, Grand Wash, Sulphur Creek, Pleasant Creek and all other dry
washes, creeks, and slot canyons in the area.
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; Wayne, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov