Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 19 at 7:14PM MDT until July 20 at 2:15AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 19, 2026 - 6:14pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 1:15am
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Garfield County in southern Utah...
Central Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 215 AM MDT Monday.
* At 714 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in the Paria River Drainage. Between 0.5 and 1.25
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 normally dry
washes, slot canyons, and backcountry roads.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
The upper headwaters of the Paria River near Bryce Canyon
downstream to the Utah/Arizona border.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
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. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to
protect your life.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 2:15 AM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 2:15 AM 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:
Garfield, UT; Kane, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: