Flash Flood Warning
NWS Salt Lake City UT ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 745 PM MDT This Evening For South Central Emery County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 657 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated another thunderstorm producing heavy rain approaching the warned area. As this storm crosses the area between now and 8 PM, an additional 0.5 to 1.0 inches of rain is expected over portions of the San Rafael Swell, including Muddy Creek, Ramp, Cistern, Ding, Dang, Bell, Little Wildhorse, Crack and Chute Canyons. This wil result in another flood wave moving through these drainages.
Hazard
Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of slot canyons and normally dry washes. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... The Chute of Muddy Creek, Little Wildhorse Canyon, Ding and Dang Canyons, Crack and Chute Canyons, as well as portions of Goblin Valley State Park.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
Affected areas
- Emery County, UT
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Salt Lake City UT
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~41s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2KVGBQEW0BRNW1X7YHDZTGA
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11dbea25f3d602b4b7f4fad9e0bbe50978bf5871.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Salt Lake City UT
- AWIPS ID
- CAPSLC
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1505
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSSLC |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS75 KSLC 160057 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EMERY COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0124.000000T0000Z-260916T0145Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-15T19:45:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Emery County, UT
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 049015 |
| UGC | UTC015 |
- Polygons
- 38.66,-111.06 38.5,-110.99 38.5,-110.81 38.58,-110.59 38.75,-110.73 38.66,-111.06