Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 15 at 2:18PM MDT until July 15 at 5:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 15, 2026 - 1:18pm
Expires:
July 15, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Kane County in southern Utah...Specifically for Wire
Pass and Buckskin Gulch...
* Until 515 PM MDT.
* At 218 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over Wire Pass and upper portions of Buckskin Gulck.
Between 0.25 and 0.35 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.35 inches are possible in the warned
area. 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 normally dry washes
and slot canyons.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Wire Pass and Buckskin Gulch
Instruction:
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.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 5:15 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:15 PM MDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Kane, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: