Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 12 at 3:34PM MDT until September 12 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 12, 2026 - 2:34pm
Expires:
September 12, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Garfield County in southern Utah...
South Central Wayne County in southern Utah...
* Until 630 PM MDT.
* At 334 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across portions of Capitol Reef National Park...
specifically Pleasant Creek, Burro Wash, Cottonwood Wash, Five Mile
Wash, and Sheets Gulch. Between 0.25 and 0.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible
in the warned area. 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, normally dry
washes, and slot canyons
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Capitol Reef National Park
Instruction:
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, dry washes, and slot canyons which can
become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid these
areas.
Area Description:
Garfield, UT; Wayne, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov