NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 9:00PM MDT until July 21 at 11:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
At 900 PM MDT, The initial debris flow wave has reached the camera
location at North Creek and will continue downstream through North
Creek imminently. Additional higher pulses remain possible with this
debris flow as several drainages received brief heavy rain from
earlier thunderstorms within the mid canyon drainages.
Due to the heaviest rainfall in Beaver Canyon falling very high up
the canyon, there have not yet been any verified flows as of yet on
the Beaver River.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the The south fork of North Creek and the Beaver
River. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and
other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Cottonwood Burn Scar in
Beaver County...specifically North Creek and the Grove
areas.
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...
North Creek and the Grove Area
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1604th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days