Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 8:55PM MDT until July 16 at 10:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
- Level
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- Region
- North America
- Category
- Weather
- Source
- NWS / NOAA weather
At 855 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated earlier thunderstorms
produced heavy rain over the Forsyth Burn Scar. The focus of this
rainfall was primarily above the Pine Valley Recreation Area and
Pine Valley Reservoir on the Left Fork of the Santa Clara River.
Between 1.00 and 2.00 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow
moving through the Santa Clara Drainage downstream to below Baker
Reservoir. 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 Forsyth Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Forsyth Burn Scar from the Pine Valley Reservoir
downstream to just below Baker Reservoir.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
The Santa Clara river from Pine Valley Reservoir downstream to
Baker Reservoir
- This month
- 2463rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days