Flash Flood, Garfield
- When
- August 9, 1:10 PM MST to 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield County, 1 mi N of Hatch
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.855, -111.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Utah, August 9, 1997
Flash flooding was reported in southwest Utah by the Utah Highway Patrol. Early in the afternoon, flooding along the Sevier River closed a portion of US-HWY 89 just north of Hatch.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.
Flash flooding was reported in southwest Utah by the Utah Highway Patrol. Early in the afternoon, flooding along the Sevier River closed a portion of US-HWY 89 just north of Hatch. Later flooding occurred in the Marysvale area. Several vehicles were trapped trying to drive through mud and debris on US-HWY 89. A spotter in Duck Creek Village received 2.19" of rain on this date.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Piute
- When
- August 9, 4:00 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Piute County, Marysvale
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 38.336, -112.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, August 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 9, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Nevada, August 9, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 9, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 9, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, August 9, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 9, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, August 9, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, August 9, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, August 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 9, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5623777, 5623778.