NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 21 at 12:35PM MDT until October 22 at 12:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...San Juan County in southeastern Utah...
Southwestern Garfield County in southern Utah...
Kane County in southern Utah...
* WHEN...Until 1215 PM MDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of normally dry washes, slot canyons, rivers,
creeks, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent
or occurring. Prolonged and widespread moderate to heavy rainfall
will continue trough at least Thursday morning. This coupled with
near-saturated soils will allow rapidly increasing flows across all
waterways within the warned area, including all of the Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area. Increasingly high flows are expected in,
but not limited to...the Paria River, Wahweep Creek, Warm Creek,
Last Chance Creek, Croton Canyon, and the Escalante River Basin and
tributaries. Many backcountry roads within this area are expected
to become impassable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1208 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges continue
to indicate heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the warned area. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are possible in
the warned area through Thursday morning.
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, including the Escalante
region. Kodachrome State Park, Tropic, Cannonville, Escalante,
and Big Water
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2425th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days