Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
971 WGUS75 KSLC 262303 FFSSLC Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 503 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024 UTC017-025-270030- /O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-240627T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Garfield UT-Kane UT- 503 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GARFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN KANE COUNTIES... At 503 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across portions of Hole-In-The-Rock Road from Harris Wash down through Coyote Gulch. Up to 2.0 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... areas along Hole-In-The-Rock Road including the Egypt Canyons, Harris Wash, Coyote Gulch, and Spooky and Peekaboo Slot Canyons of South Central Garfield and Northeastern Kane Counties 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 3770 11139 3769 11109 3754 11097 3745 11090 3733 11116 3747 11133 3744 11153 3758 11166 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ JAC