Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 3:23PM MDT until August 31 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 31, 2026 - 2:23pm
Expires:
August 31, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 323 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Silver King Burn Scar.
Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the
burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Bullion
Canyon, Beaver Creek Canyon, and Deer Creek Canyon drainages. The
debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose
materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Silver King Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Cottonwood Burn Scar, especially the City Creek drainage.
Instruction:
Intense rainfall is falling over the Silver King burn scar,
particularly Beaver Creek. Flash flooding and debris flows also
possible within Bullion Canyon, Beaver Creek Canyon and Deer Creek
Canyon are expected to travel downstream impacting portions of the
city of Marysvale, and US 89 between mile posts 179 and 184.
Area Description:
Piute, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov