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Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

August 14, 2021Kane County, Washington County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2021, 4:47 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
Aug 14, 2021, 4:47 PM MDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2021, 7:22 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 22:47 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

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 244 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 2021-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 112 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 2021-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 116 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
112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-173 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

725 
WGUS55 KSLC 142247
FFWSLC
UTC025-053-150145-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FF.W.0093.210814T2247Z-210815T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
447 PM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Kane County in southern Utah...
  Eastern Washington County in southwestern Utah...

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 447 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain near Spry Canyon, Keyhole Canyon, Pine Creek and Lower 
  Clear Creek. Between 0.25 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. 
  Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3723 11290 3722 11290 3720 11295 3720 11296
      3722 11298 3723 11295 3723 11294 3723 11292

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

$$

AW
2 follow-up statements
137 
WGUS75 KSLC 150009
FFSSLC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
609 PM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021

UTC025-053-150145-
/O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210815T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kane UT-Washington UT-
609 PM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING FOR WESTERN KANE AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 609 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain in Spry Canyon, Keyhole Canyon, Pine Creek and Lower Clear 
Creek. Between 0.25 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash 
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3723 11290 3722 11290 3720 11295 3720 11296
      3722 11298 3723 11295 3723 11294 3723 11292

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AW
427 
WGUS75 KSLC 150122
FFSSLC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
722 PM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021

UTC025-053-150132-
/O.CAN.KSLC.FF.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210815T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kane UT-Washington UT-
722 PM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WESTERN KANE AND EASTERN 
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3723 11290 3722 11290 3720 11295 3720 11296
      3722 11298 3723 11295 3723 11294 3723 11292

$$

AW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 1:17 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningSLCEmery3 hr
Aug 14, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCIron41 min
Aug 14, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLC40 min
Aug 14, 5:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCWashington46 min
Aug 14, 5:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCWashington36 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.