- In force from
- Oct 11, 3:19 PM MDT
- Until
- Oct 11, 6:15 PM MDT
- Issued
- Oct 11, 3:19 PM MDT
- Office
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Number
- 145 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe, Immediate, Likely
- Where
- UT
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Garfield County in southern Utah... Northeastern Kane County in southern Utah...
* Until 615 PM MDT.
* At 319 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 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 and automated gauges as well as the river gauge along the Escalante River near Escalante.
- Impact
- Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Escalante River and slot canyons along Hole-In-The-Rock road.
This includes Utah Route 12 between mile markers 58 and 83.
What to do
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.
Places under it Escalante
Read the platesFlash flood FB-EVT-100How to read a warning FB-STN-001
On the radarRain rate over itRadar