NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 9:42PM MDT until August 31 at 11:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

FFWSLC

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Garfield County in southern Utah...

* Until 1145 PM MDT.

* At 942 PM MDT, flash flooding is still occurring on the Escalante
River with recent gauge observations in Escalante still above 2000
cfs. These high flows stem from earlier heavy rainfall from
thunderstorms.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Gauge reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of the Escalante River.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
The Escalante River from near the town of Escalante to the terminus
at Lake Powell.

Severity

Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe

This month

814th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days