Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

942 
WGUS75 KSLC 021924
FFSSLC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
124 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTC021-025-053-022100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-230802T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Iron UT-Kane UT-Washington UT-
124 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN IRON, NORTHWESTERN KANE AND SOUTHEASTERN 
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 124 PM MDT, Zion National Park Rangers have observed active flash 
flooding in Twin Brothers Canyon, with additional flash flooding 
likely ongoing in other areas. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain 
have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

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

SOURCE...Zion National Park Rangers.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of slot canyons,
         normally dry washes, creeks and rivers, and roadways
         that cross these washes.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Zion National Park, La Verkin, Apple Valley, Hildale, Virgin, 
  Springdale, Kanarraville, Rockville and Kolob Canyon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3756 11325 3756 11268 3714 11271 3700 11293
      3700 11299 3700 11310 3720 11321

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

GM

847 
WGUS75 KSLC 022103
FFSSLC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
303 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTC021-025-053-022113-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-230802T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Iron UT-Kane UT-Washington UT-
303 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN IRON, 
NORTHWESTERN KANE AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

Flood waters are beginning to recede. The heavy rain has ended. 
Flows in several slot canyons and normally dry washes within Zion 
National Park will continue to taper through later this afternoon. 
Please continue to heed remaining road and trail closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT Wednesday for 
portions of central, southern, and southwest Utah.

LAT...LON 3756 11325 3756 11268 3714 11271 3700 11293
      3700 11299 3700 11310 3720 11321

$$

GM

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
401 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

.SYNOPSIS...A monsoon surge will continue across the entire
region today. A drier airmass will build into southern Utah
Thursday, reaching northern Utah by Friday. A drier, more stable
pattern will continue into early next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM (Through 12Z Friday)...Today will be the last day of
the state-wide monsoonal surge, with drying air gradually
building into southern Utah Thursday.

Morning upper air and satellite analysis indicates the upper level
ridge has shifted somewhat eastward over the last 24 hours, now
centered over roughly the Dallas area. A shortwave
trough/potential MCV is located across southern Nevada.
Additional weak shortwave troughs/MCVs are likely present but
difficult to detect at this time.

An area of enhanced showers and embedded thunderstorms is crossing
northern Utah, with cooling cloud tops on IR approaching the
western Uinta Basin as of 330 AM. This area will continue to
shift across northern Utah through early morning.

Guidance indicates the previously mentioned MCV will cross Utah
from southwest to northeast through Thursday morning. This
combined with SBCAPE values between 500-1000 J/kg by this
afternoon plus 95th+ percentile precipitable water values will
set the stage for a widespread convective threat across much of
the state today. What's different today is an increase in deep
layer shear across northern and central Utah, reaching around
20-30kts. Previous days deep layer shear averaged around 10 kts.

As a result, CAMS are indicating the potential for a line of
organized convection developing across west central Utah and
shifting north and east with time. Current timing suggests this
area of strong convection would reach the Wasatch Front by around
5-8 PM.

As is always the case with convection associated with monsoonal
surges, a few questions arise. First, will cloud cover hamper
destabilization this afternoon and evening? Will northern Utah
remain subsident longer than expected in the wake of this
morning's convection? The majority of the CAM guidance suggests
that sufficient destabilization will occur on both accounts for
the potential for organized convection, but this is something that
will need to be monitored for bust potential. For now, added heavy
rain, small hail and gusty winds to the forecast in areas with the
highest threat this afternoon and evening.

Another night of nocturnal convection is expected for northern
Utah tonight, which will need to be monitored for the threat of
flash flooding. HREF average return intervals show >60% chance 5
year return intervals will be exceeded across northern Utah, with
>40% chance 10 year return intervals will be exceeded (in a broad
area for both) tonight into Thursday morning.

With dry air advection shifting into central Utah by Thursday
afternoon, the heavy rain threat with Thursday afternoon and
evening convection will be mainly across northern Utah. By Friday
morning, the end of this monsoon surge will be in the books.

.LONG TERM (After 12Z Friday)...Nearly zonal flow will be set up
across Utah Friday. This will allow the drying trend to continue.
Southern Utah will have precipitable water values substantially
lower than the previous day. Mostly dry conditions are forecast
there, with only a low chance for a shower or thunderstorm near
higher terrain. Precipitable water values will decrease, but stay
from roughly 0.8-1" across northern Utah with shortwave energy
contributing to isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms.
The best precipitation chances will be in the northern mountains.

Monsoonal moisture advection will continue to lower as the ridge
that was in the southern plains retrogrades, bringing near zonal
flow Friday. Similar conditions are forecast Saturday. Southern
Utah will be dry, while moisture content will decrease more
throughout northern Utah, but afternoon showers and thunderstorms
are expected in the mountains.

Flow will transition to northwest Sunday, which will lower
precipitation chances throughout northern Utah. As the ridge
slides eastward early in the week, a few days of shortwave ridging
will be established throughout southwest Wyoming and Utah.

Conditions will be around 5-10F cooler than normal Friday through
the weekend, with near normal temperatures early in the week.

&&

.AVIATION...KSLC...VFR conditions will prevail with scattered
afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Any shower or thunderstorm
will be capable of heavy rain, which could lower visibility or
ceiling into MVFR range. Winds will prevail from the southeast
most of the morning, with a transition to northwest flow around
17Z. Confidence on wind direction through the afternoon is low and
will depend on where showers and thunderstorms are. Gusty,
erratic winds could occur with nearby showers or thunderstorms.

.REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...Scattered afternoon showers
and thunderstorms with heavy rain could drop ceilings and
visibility from VFR range. Gusty, erratic outflow winds could
occur with nearby showers or thunderstorms. Showers and
thunderstorms are expected from 18Z-00Z in southern Utah and from
18Z-06Z in northern Utah.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A monsoon surge will continue to bring deep moisture
to the state today. This will result in multiple rounds of
showers and thunderstorms with wetting rains, cooler temperatures
and higher humidities. The monsoon surge will come to an end
Thursday across southern Utah as drier air begins to shift into
the region. By Friday, this drying trend will reach northern Utah.
Expect a very dry airmass to shift into place, with afternoon
humidities levels below 15 percent across southern Utah, 25 to 35
percent across northern Utah Friday into the weekend.

Outside of a weak disturbance grazing far northern Utah Saturday,
there is little threat of precipitation through at least midweek
next week as a drier airmass remains in place.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...None.
WY...None.
&&

Kruse/Wilson

For more information from NOAA's National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.gov/saltlakecity

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
947 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTZ122-125-021630-
Southwest Utah UT-Southern Mountains UT-
947 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern
Washington...southwestern Beaver and western Iron Counties through
1030 AM MDT...

At 947 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 20 miles east of Ranch Campground to 9 miles
north of New Harmony. Movement was north at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Newcastle, Lund, Hamlin Valley, Indian Peak Management Range and
Woods Reservoir.

This includes Utah Route 56 between mile markers 30 and 49.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3843 11404 3830 11308 3800 11310 3748 11333
      3806 11405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 194DEG 33KT 3803 11381 3761 11337

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MPS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1029 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTZ122-125-021700-
Southwest Utah UT-Southern Mountains UT-
1029 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of central Beaver and
north central Iron Counties through 1100 AM MDT...

At 1029 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 30 miles northeast of Ranch Campground to 22
miles southwest of Milford to 15 miles north of Enoch. Movement was
northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Milford, Minersville, Indian Peak Management Range and Woods
Reservoir.

This includes Utah Route 21 between mile markers 31 and 93.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3857 11385 3856 11287 3817 11288 3795 11311
      3818 11346 3824 11390
TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 215DEG 43KT 3831 11374 3827 11339 3798 11313

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MPS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1056 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTZ115-117-122-125-021730-
Southwest Utah UT-Western Millard and Juab Counties UT-
Southern Mountains UT-Central Mountains UT-
1056 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Millard
and western Beaver Counties through 1130 AM MDT...

At 1055 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 36 miles southeast of Garrison to 35 miles
northwest of Beaver to 12 miles southeast of Milford. Movement was
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Milford, Minersville and Black Rock.

This includes Utah Route 21 between mile markers 22 and 92.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3885 11390 3887 11297 3863 11267 3817 11291
      3842 11328 3841 11386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 208DEG 32KT 3847 11370 3848 11324 3824 11290

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MPS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1106 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

UTZ124-128-021730-
South Central Utah UT-Zion National Park UT-
1106 AM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Washington County through 1130 AM MDT...

At 1105 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Colorado City, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Colorado City, Hildale and Rockville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3714 11309 3713 11291 3699 11297 3700 11310
      3700 11311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 205DEG 18KT 3701 11304

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MPS