Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 12:01PM MDT until September 16 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 16, 2026 - 11:01am
Expires:
September 16, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
* Until 300 PM MDT.
* At 1201 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 0.75 inches
in 30 minutes. 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 normally dry washes,
slot canyons, creeks and streams.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mainly rural areas of San Juan County including Sei Billikoon, Face
Canyon Creek, West Canyon Creek, and other drainages and canyons
between the Arizona border and Lake Powell.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
San Juan, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov