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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

July 22, 2021Kane County, Washington County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2021, 2:34 PM MDT for Kane County, Washington County, Utah. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 22, 2021, 2:34 PM MDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2021, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Kane County, UT, Washington County, UT

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 243 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 196 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 12:00Z on 2021-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
196 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-125 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1415 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

294 
WGUS55 KSLC 222034
FFWSLC
UTC025-053-222345-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FF.W.0030.210722T2034Z-210722T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
234 PM MDT Thu Jul 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Kane County in southern Utah...
  East Central Washington County in southwestern Utah...

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 234 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  intense rainfall across the southeastern portions of Zion National 
  Park. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, 
  specifically for Pine Creek, Spry Canyon, Shelf Canyon, and lower 
  Clear Creek. Additionally, elevated flows are expected to pass 
  through the East Fork of the Virgin River.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Zion National Park and Springdale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3725 11290 3726 11284 3716 11280 3716 11301
      3723 11302

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

GM
1 follow-up statement
245 
WGUS75 KSLC 222341
FFSSLC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
541 PM MDT Thu Jul 22 2021

UTC025-053-222351-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FF.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210722T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kane UT-Washington UT-
541 PM MDT Thu Jul 22 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
WEST CENTRAL KANE AND EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MDT Friday for 
portions of southern Utah and southwest Utah.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM MDT Friday for a 
portion of southern Utah.

LAT...LON 3725 11290 3726 11284 3716 11280 3716 11301
      3723 11302

$$

GM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 8:41 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCKane6 hr
Jul 22, 2:43 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchSLCEmery, Garfield, Kane, Sevier, Washington, Wayne20 hr
Jul 22, 11:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCPiute29 min
Jul 22, 11:41 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC49 min
Jul 22, 11:54 AM MDTFlood WatchSLCBeaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Washington and 1 more11 hr
Jul 22, 1:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCIron43 min
Jul 22, 1:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCGarfield32 min
Jul 22, 1:18 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCIron117 min
Jul 22, 1:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCGarfield25 min
Jul 22, 1:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCKane45 min
Jul 22, 2:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBeaver30 min
Jul 22, 2:13 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Kane3 hr
Jul 22, 2:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBeaver32 min
Jul 22, 2:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCBeaver2 hr
Jul 22, 2:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCWashington32 min
Jul 22, 3:08 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Wayne3 hr
Jul 22, 3:14 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Kane5 hr
Jul 22, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington46 min
Jul 22, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCGarfield
Jul 22, 3:46 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Kane7 hr
Jul 22, 4:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCIron28 min
Jul 22, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBox Elder30 min
Jul 22, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCIron32 min
Jul 22, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington27 min
Jul 22, 5:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC39 min
Jul 22, 5:58 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCUtah3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.