Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 19 at 2:10PM MDT until July 19 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 19, 2026 - 1:10pm
Expires:
July 19, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County in...
East Central Beaver County in southern Utah...
* Until 800 PM MDT.
* At 210 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County. Between
0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Beaver River and eventually downstream into the
Grove area within Beaver. This storm is also beginning to build into
the South Fork of North Creek. The debris flow can consist of rock,
mud, vegetation and other loose materials. The debris flow has not
yet reached the upper camera in Beaver Canyon. Once the debris flow
reaches the upper camera at the diversion dam expect the flow to
reach the Grove area 1 to 1.5 hours later.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding in and around the Cottonwood
Burn Scar in Beaver County.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Beaver including the Grove area.
Instruction:
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and
ditches in the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County. Severe debris
flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may
be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to
safety.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 8:00 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 8:00 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:
Beaver, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: