Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
439 WGUS75 KSLC 270008 FFSSLC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 608 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024 UTC025-037-270130- /O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-240627T0130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Kane UT-San Juan UT- 608 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SAN JUAN AND CENTRAL KANE COUNTIES... At 608 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across basins from Buckskin Gulch eastward through Last Chance Creek. Up to 1.75 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. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of rivers, creeks, normally dry washes, and slot canyons. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Buckskin Gulch, Paria River, Coyote Creek, Wahweap Creek, Warm Creek, and Last Chance Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks. && LAT...LON 3708 11121 3700 11139 3700 11167 3700 11200 3700 11203 3700 11208 3720 11193 3747 11150 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ JAC