575
WGUS75 KSLC 212049
FFSSLC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
249 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2026
UTC053-212200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0148.000000T0000Z-261021T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WASHINGTON UT-
249 PM MDT WED OCT 21 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 249 PM MDT, ZION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DISPATCH REPORTED ONGOING
FLASH FLOODING WITHIN ZION CANYON IN ZION NATIONAL PARK, SPECIFICALLY
BEHUNIN CANYON AND UPPER EMERALD POOLS...BUT ADDITIONAL FLASH
FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN AREAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CANYON AS
WELL. UP TO 0.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAIN REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY. 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 SLOT CANYONS AND NORMALLY
DRY WASHES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ZION NATIONAL PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE
TO WATERWAYS WITHIN THE PARK WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.
CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID SLOT CANYONS, NORMALLY DRY WASHES,
CREEKS, AND STREAMS.
LAT...LON 3721 11290 3717 11290 3717 11309 3740 11309
3737 11290
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
GM
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page