Utah, 2000

Flash Flood in Utah, October 11, 2000

October 11, 2000 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Washington

When
October 11, 2:00 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Washington County, Zion National Park
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
37.280, -113.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Localized heavy rains fell in the Zion National Park area, producing some flash floods on Pine Creek and in portions of The Narrows. Two parties of 4 hikers were trapped near The Narrows, and were forced to stay overnight as the waters receded. They hiked out the following afternoon and were rescued.

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.

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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: 5177914.