NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 22 at 3:23PM MDT until August 22 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

At 323 PM MDT, National Park Service personnel reported flows on
Sulphur Creek from earlier thunderstorms producing heavy rain across
portions of Capitol Reef National Park. This includes Sulphur Creek,
Upper and Lower Spring Canyon, Cohab Canyon, Grand Wash, Capitol
Gorge, and Pleasant Creek. Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen,
primarily over the Sulphur Creek drainage. Flash flooding is already
occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...National Park Service reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, slot
canyons, and normally dry washes.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Capitol Reef National Park, Fruita, Caineville, and several slot
canyons including Sulphur Creek, Upper and Lower Spring Canyon,
Cohab Canyon, Grand Wash, Capitol Gorge, and Pleasant Creek.

Severity

Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe

This month

1237th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days