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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1130 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2025
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WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS - DUCHESNE AND ROOSEVELT
1130 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF UTAH, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA, WESTERN
UINTA BASIN.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. AREA CREEKS
AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTHWARD INTO THE
REGION BRINGING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND INCREASING THE
THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE UINTA BASIN, ESPECIALLY
AROUND THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS. SOILS ARE
ALREADY NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAIN, AND ADDITIONAL RAIN
IS EXPECTED. THIS INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
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WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN
RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHWEST UTAH-LOWER WASHINGTON COUNTY-ZION NATIONAL
PARK-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-UPPER SEVIER RIVER VALLEYS-BRYCE CANYON
COUNTRY-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK AND
VICINITY-WESTERN CANYONLANDS-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE
POWELL-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS - SCOFIELD, INDIAN CANYON,
KANAB, BRIAN HEAD, ST GEORGE, GREEN RIVER, BIG WATER, KOOSHAREM,
FISH LAKE, SPRINGDALE, CIRCLEVILLE, BULLFROG, MILFORD, COVE FORT,
CASTLE DALE, PANGUITCH, EMERY, BEAVER, IVINS, GOBLIN VALLEY,
ESCALANTE, HANKSVILLE, LOA, PRICE, ALTON, HURRICANE, BRYCE CANYON
CITY, TORREY, CEDAR CITY, AND JOES VALLEY
1130 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF UTAH, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, CASTLE
COUNTRY, CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK
CLIFFS, BRYCE CANYON COUNTRY, CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK AND
VICINITY, GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL, SOUTH CENTRAL
UTAH, SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS, UPPER SEVIER RIVER VALLEYS, WESTERN
CANYONLANDS, LOWER WASHINGTON COUNTY, SOUTHWEST UTAH AND ZION
NATIONAL PARK.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SLOT
CANYONS, NORMALLY DRY WASHES, SLICKROCK AREAS, RECENT BURN SCARS,
AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. BACKCOUNTRY ROADS SUCH AS
COTTONWOOD ROAD, SKUTUMPAH ROAD, HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK ROAD,
NOTOM-BULLFROG ROAD, BURR TRAIL, HOUSE ROCK VALLEY ROAD, HELLS
BACKBONE, AND SMOKEY MOUNTAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTHWARD INTO THE
REGION BRINGING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN, AND INCREASING THE
THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
UTAH. AN INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. AVOID TRAVELING INTO OR
THROUGH SLOT CANYONS, NORMALLY DRY WASHES, SLICK ROCK AREAS, AND
OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS. AVOID TRAVEL ON BACKCOUNTRY ROADS IN
THE WATCH AREA.
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