Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

303 
WGUS55 KSLC 162120
FFWSLC
UTC001-170000-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
320 PM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Cottonwood burn scar in...
  Eastern Beaver County in southern Utah...

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 320 PM MDT, Heavy rain from earlier thunderstorms has produced 
  a muddy flash flood with some woody debris that is moving down the 
  Beaver River and will be reaching eastern portions of Beaver City 
  near the Grove creek area imminently. Between 0.4 and 0.7 inches 
  of rain fell over portions of the burn scar. Flash flooding is 
  already occurring.

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

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding in and around the Cottonwood
           Burn Scar.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
           the Cottonwood Burn Scar...specifically in the Beaver
           River downstream through the Grove Area in Beaver City

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Beaver...especially the Grove Area

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause 
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and 
ditches in the Cottonwood Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be 
anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in 
places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

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.

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LAT...LON 3824 11249 3825 11255 3827 11257 3825 11264
      3826 11264 3830 11249 3831 11238 3822 11239
      3820 11244

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

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WGUS75 KSLC 162358
FFSSLC

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
558 PM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

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Beaver UT-
558 PM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COTTONWOOD BURN SCAR WILL EXPIRE AT 6 
PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN BEAVER COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. 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 central, southern, and southwest Utah.

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LAT...LON 3824 11249 3825 11255 3827 11257 3825 11264
      3826 11264 3830 11249 3831 11238 3822 11239
      3820 11244

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1218 PM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A monsoon surge will continue to bring the threat of
  thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, with the highest threat
  across southern Utah through the weekend and into at least early
  next week.

- A Flood Watch for flash flooding is in effect for southern Utah
  through this evening.

- A new Flood Watch for flash flooding was issued for Friday
  afternoon and evening for southwest and south central Utah.
  Additional Flood Watches may be needed for Saturday in this
  area.

&&

.DISCUSSION...As an active monsoon surge continues across the
region for the entire forecast period, the weather each day across
the southern half of Utah will be focused on afternoon and evening
convection. Precipitable water values have already exceeded the
98th percentile across many locations of southern Utah and
extended ensemble modeling suggests PWs will remain above 90th
percentile through at least next Thursday.

While there is no obvious source of lift today in regards to a
shortwave trough, convection will continue to develop across the
higher terrain through early afternoon. With most parameters at or
more preferential for cold pool/shear balance, expect slow moving
convection with very heavy rainfall to gradually shift into
adjacent valleys with higher available instability. A Flood Watch
remains in effect across much of southern Utah this afternoon and
evening.

It'll feel a bit like rinse and repeat for southwest and south
central Utah Friday afternoon and evening. Little change in the
environmental conditions will yield another round of higher
probabilities of flash flooding for these areas. A Flood Watch for
flash flooding was issued for southwest and south central Utah
with this package.

Not seeing much change in relation to the monsoon into the
weekend...so future shifts will continue to monitor for expansion
of the flood watches into the weekend. This is not the time for
outdoor recreationists to plan hikes into/near slot canyons,
normally dry washes, slick rock areas. Additionally, those near
recent burn scars such as Cottonwood, Monroe Canyon, France
Canyon, and Forsyth should continue to monitor for potential
warnings and have a plan if a warning is issued.

&&

.AVIATION...KSLC...Overall VFR conditions are expected at the
terminal today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will develop
over the surrounding high terrain to the south by late this
afternoon, bringing increasing potential for gusty outflow winds
by this evening. With storms generally residing to the south of
the terminal, would expect these winds to have a southerly
component. There will be a 10 to 20% chance for showers to move
over the terminal itself this evening between 0Z and 3Z.

REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...Showers and thunderstorms are
expected to develop again over the high terrain features across a
majority of Utah (lower coverage north of I-80). Showers and
thunderstorms are expected to begin drifting off terrain features
into adjacent valleys after 20Z, bringing potential reductions in
visibility due to moderate to heavy rainfall along with gusty and
erratic outflow winds in excess of 30 kts.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...An ongoing monsoon surge will continue to bring
the threat of heavy rainfall to much of southern and portions of
eastern Utah through at least the weekend, and potentially into
early next week. For areas more removed from this surge across
northern and west central Utah, coverage of any thunderstorms will
be less across valley locations. Humidities in the 20-30% range
across the northern and western valleys will further increase this
weekend to around 30-40%.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...Flood Watch through this evening for UTZ121>131.

     Flood Watch from Friday afternoon through Friday evening for
     UTZ122>128.

WY...None.
&&

Kruse/Van Cleave

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

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1030 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0455 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSE Hildale           37.00N 112.96W
07/15/2026                   Washington         UT   County Official

            Hildale dispatch reported 1 to 1.5 feet of
            water in short creek which was confirmed by
            webcams. Short creek was dry prior to these
            reported flows.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1111 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0341 PM     Flash Flood      13 WNW Orangeville      39.33N 111.27W
07/15/2026                   Emery              UT   Emergency Mngr

            Emery County Emergency Management reported a
            flash flood containing debris such as
            boulders and logs that had flowed across
            Millers Flat Road. A nearby HADS site at
            Joes Valley Reservoir recorded 0.68 inches
            of rain in one hour and 1.14 inches of rain
            in two hours.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1114 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0444 PM     Flash Flood      2 S Zion National Park  37.22N 112.95W
07/15/2026                   Washington         UT   Park/Forest Srvc

            Zion National Park dispatch reported flash
            flooding in Spry Canyon, Pine Creek, and the
            Overlook from earlier thunderstorms which
            produced heavy rain over those areas.
            Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1119 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0459 PM     Flash Flood      7 E Beaver              38.26N 112.52W
07/15/2026                   Beaver             UT   Other Federal

            Flash flood with muddy flow within Beaver
            Creek originating from the Cottonwood Fire
            burn scar. This flow then moved downstream
            of the burned area into eastern portions of
            Beaver City. Between 0.25 and 0.50 inches of
            rain fell over the area that originated the
            flow.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1120 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0452 PM     Flash Flood      7 E Beaver              38.26N 112.52W
07/14/2026                   Beaver             UT   Other Federal

            Flash flood with muddy flow within Beaver
            Creek originating from the Cottonwood Fire
            burn scar. This flow then moved downstream
            of the burned area into eastern portions of
            Beaver City. Between 0.25 and 0.60 inches of
            rain fell over the area that originated the
            flow.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1124 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 PM     Flash Flood      4 ESE Eagle Point Ski R 38.30N 112.33W
07/13/2026                   Piute              UT   Law Enforcement

            Piute County Sheriff and Emergency
            Management reported muddy flows in City
            Creek Canyon originating off of the
            Cottonwood burn scar in Piute County.
            Between 0.3 and 0.7 inches of rain fell
            across upper portions of this City Creek
            drainage.

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