Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 15 at 3:12PM MDT until July 15 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 15, 2026 - 2:12pm
Expires:
July 15, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Kane County in southern Utah...
East Central Washington County in southwestern Utah...Specifically
for Zion National Park
* Until 615 PM MDT.
* At 312 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain in Zion National Park. The heaviest rainfall has been
over portions of the Subway, and the storm is just now entering
Zion Canyon. Between 0.25 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 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 slot canyons and
normally dry washes.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Zion National Park
Instruction:
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
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 normally dry washes, slot canyons, creeks and
streams which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers
should avoid those areas.
Area Description:
Kane, UT; Washington, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: