Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 4:12PM MDT until August 31 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 31, 2026 - 3:12pm
Expires:
August 31, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Garfield County in southern Utah...
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 412 PM MDT, the gauge on Pine Creek at Escalante reported flows
of up to 1090 cfs from earlier thunderstorms producing heavy rain
across Pine Creek Box Canyon. This water will continue to move
downstream into the Escalante River and through Upper Escalante
River Canyon. Between 0.75 and 2.25 inches of rain have fallen
today. Flash flooding is already occurring. This Flash Flood
Warning has been extended until 645 PM MDT.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Gauges reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, slot
canyons, and normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pine Creek Box Canyon and Upper Escalante River Canyon.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov