Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 2:39PM MDT until September 16 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 16, 2026 - 1:39pm
Expires:
September 16, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 545 PM MDT.
* At 239 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of
rain have fallen. 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 slot canyons, normally
dry washes, creeks, streams, and the Paria River.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Big Water, Buckskin Gulch, Paria Canyon, Wire Pass, Wahweap Creek
and Coyote Creek.
This includes US Route 89 between mile markers 1 and 24.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Kane, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov