NWS Salt Lake City UTFF.W 0124September 15, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Emery, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a flash flood warning for Emery in Utah, which was in force until 7:45 p.m. local time on September 15. It was the 124th flash flood warning the NWS office in Salt Lake City issued in 2026. Utah had 33 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 10 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Utah's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Salt Lake City UT
- Area
- Emery
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:41 p.m. MDT, September 15, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 p.m. MDT, September 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSLC FF.W 0124
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Utah since 2008Every warning type in Utah
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The notice as issued
FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Emery County in central Utah... * Until 745 PM MDT. * At 441 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across portions of the San Rafael Swell, including Muddy Creek, Ramp, Cistern, Ding, Dang, Bell and Little Wildhorse Canyons. The expected rainfall rate is 0.50 to 1.0 inches in 30 minutes. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of slot canyons and normally dry washes. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Little Wildhorse Canyon, Ding and Dang Canyons, and Goblin Valley. This includes Utah Route 24 near mile marker 132.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
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