5:37 PM
— 6:00 PM
At 537 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles northeast
of Lake Powell, or 44 miles southeast of Escalante, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lake Powell.
5:12 PM
— 10:15 PM
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
South Central Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 1015 PM MDT.
* At 512 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across portions of Warm Creek, Last Chance Creek, and
Croton Canyon down to Lake Powell. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain
has 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 creeks, streams, slot
canyons, and normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
portions of Warm Creek, Last Chance Creek, and Croton Canyon down
to Lake Powell, including areas within Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area.
4:12 PM
— 10:45 PM
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 1045 PM MDT Saturday.
* At 412 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across portions of the warned area, primarily over upper
reaches of the Paria River and over the Paria River near the
confluence with Cottonwood Creek. Water will flow downstream
through Lower Hackberry Canyon, Bull Valley Gorge, and the Lower
Paria River Canyon. Up to 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 creeks, streams, slot
canyons, and normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
areas within the Paria River drainage, including Bull Valley Gorge,
Herm Pollock Slot Canyon, Lower Hackberry Canyon, and Lower Paria
River Canyon.
3:43 PM
— 10:45 PM
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 1045 PM MDT Saturday.
* At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across primarily the far upper reaches of the drainage
leading into Buckskin Gulch. Water will likely flow downstream
through Lick Wash and into Buckskin Gulch. Up to 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 creeks, streams, slot
canyons, and normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
areas along the drainage leading into Buckskin Gulch from Bryce
Canyon National Park, through Lick Wash, Deer Springs Wash, Riggs
Creek, and into Buckskin Gulch and The Wave.
3:19 PM
— August 30th, 6:30 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of Utah, including the following areas, Castle
Country, Central Mountains, Eastern Juab/Millard Counties, San
Rafael Swell, Sanpete Valley, Sevier Valley, Bryce Canyon Country,
Capitol Reef National Park and Vicinity, Glen Canyon Recreation
Area/Lake Powell, South Central Utah, Southern Mountains, Upper
Sevier River Valleys, Western Canyonlands, Lower Washington County
and Zion National Park.
* WHEN...Through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, dry washes, slot canyons, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations such as slickrock areas and recent burn scars
including Widemouth 2, Cottonwood, Monroe Canyon, Forsyth, and
other recent burn scars. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and
urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Deep moisture will continue to support thunderstorms with heavy
rainfall across the watch area through Monday evening,
particularly during the afternoon and evening. Some areas,
particularly across the Sanpete and Sevier Valleys as well as
Castle Country, have already seen heavy rainfall and will be even
more prone to flooding given saturated soils.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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