NWS Salt Lake City UTFA.W 0002August 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Carbon, Emery and Sanpete, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a flood warning for Carbon, Emery and Sanpete in Utah, which was in force until 5:45 p.m. local time on August 29. It was the 2nd areal flood warning the NWS office in Salt Lake City issued in 2026. Utah had 1 flood warning in August 2026, against 1 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Utah's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.8 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
- Carbon, Emery and Sanpete
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:55 p.m. MDT, August 29, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. MDT, August 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KSLC FA.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...South Central Carbon County in central Utah... Northwestern Emery County in central Utah... Southeastern Sanpete County in central Utah... * WHEN...Until 545 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 251 PM MDT, emergency management reported high flows on Cottonwood Creek from heavy rainfall, with water approaching the bridge on Main Street in Orangeville. Flooding is already occurring. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen according to radar estimates, with the most rainfall updrainage from Castle Dale and Huntington. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Huntington, Wellington, Sunnyside, Clawson, Castle Dale, Ferron, Orangeville, East Carbon, Cleveland and Elmo. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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