Flash Flood, Kane
- When
- September 5, 5:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kane County, Glen Canyon
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 37.285, -111.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Utah, September 5, 1998
A 10 year old girl drowned in a flash flood in Ice Cream Canyon in the southern portion of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. 7/8" of rain fell in a short period of time at a nearby ranger station.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Events
- 1
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.
A 10 year old girl drowned in a flash flood in Ice Cream Canyon in the southern portion of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. 7/8" of rain fell in a short period of time at a nearby ranger station.
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Kane | 1998-09-05 | 10 | Female | In Water | Direct |
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
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- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 5, 1998
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- Heat in Alabama, September 5, 1998
- Tornado in Nevada, September 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Utah in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, September 1998
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: 5663912.