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Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

August 2, 2021Carbon County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2021, 1:16 PM MDT for Carbon 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
Aug 2, 2021, 1:16 PM MDT (19:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Carbon County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 212 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 141 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, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2021-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 114 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
114 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1150 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

054 
WGUS55 KSLC 021916
FFWSLC
UTC007-022215-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FF.W.0084.210802T1916Z-210802T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
116 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Carbon County in central Utah...

* Until 415 PM MDT.

* At 116 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 
  to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to 
  begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow 
moving through the Bear Fire Burnscar. The debris flow can consist 
of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.

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

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

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

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Helper and Castle Gate.

Flash flooding and debris flows will impact US 6 between mm 226 and 
mm 230 near Castle Gate. Muddy flows are also expected to impact the 
Price Water Treatment Plant on the Price River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of 
creeks, roads and normally dry washes is likely. The heavy rains 
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep 
terrain, especially in and around these areas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3977 11098 3981 11094 3977 11089 3972 11085
      3969 11089 3971 11094

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Church
2 follow-up statements
012 
WGUS75 KSLC 021957
FFSSLC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
157 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

UTC007-022215-
/O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210802T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carbon UT-
157 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN CARBON COUNTY...

At 157 PM MDT, Utah Department of Transportation reported 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Bear Fire burn scar have 
produced debris flows in Crandall Canyon and Bear Canyon with 
flooding expected across US-6. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. 
Flash flooding is already occurring.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow 
moving through the Bear Fire Burnscar. The debris flow can consist 
of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.

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

SOURCE...Department of Transportation reported.

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

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Helper and Castle Gate.

Flash flooding and debris flows will impact US 6 between mm 226 and 
mm 230 near Castle Gate. Muddy flows are also expected to impact the 
Price Water Treatment Plant on the Price River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of 
creeks, roads and normally dry washes is likely. The heavy rains 
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep 
terrain, especially in and around these areas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3977 11098 3981 11094 3977 11089 3972 11085
      3969 11089 3971 11094

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Church
032 
WGUS75 KSLC 022214
FFSSLC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
414 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

UTC007-022224-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FF.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210802T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carbon UT-
414 PM MDT Mon Aug 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
NORTHWESTERN CARBON COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat from the Bear Fire Burn Scar. 
Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for portions 
of Utah and southwest Wyoming.

LAT...LON 3977 11098 3981 11094 3977 11089 3972 11085
      3969 11089 3971 11094

$$

Church

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 6:01 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCEmery, Garfield, Wayne3 hr
Aug 1, 6:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBox Elder, Tooele51 min
Aug 1, 6:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBox Elder43 min
Aug 1, 6:27 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCTooele3 hr
Aug 1, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCSalt Lake39 min
Aug 1, 6:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCDavis, Salt Lake, Tooele43 min
Aug 1, 7:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCSalt Lake3 hr
Aug 1, 7:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCGarfield, Iron113 min
Aug 1, 7:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCDavis, Salt Lake35 min
Aug 1, 7:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCSalt Lake3 hr
Aug 1, 7:58 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCDavis3 hr
Aug 1, 8:25 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCDavis3 hr
Aug 1, 8:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCUtah114 min
Aug 1, 9:06 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisorySLCDavis, Weber3 hr
Aug 2, 2:04 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchSLCBeaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Davis, Duchesne and 19 more18 hr
Aug 2, 1:27 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCEmery3 hr
Aug 2, 2:30 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCWayne4 hr
Aug 2, 2:56 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, Wayne3 hr
Aug 2, 3:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCGarfield66 min
Aug 2, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCEmery43 min
Aug 2, 3:52 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield4 hr
Aug 2, 4:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCJuab45 min
Aug 2, 4:14 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatSLCGarfield, San Juan3 hr
Aug 2, 4:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC50 min
Aug 2, 4:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC50 min
Aug 2, 5:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCBox Elder38 min

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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.