Flash Flood Warning for Eastern Kane County, Utah
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NWS Salt Lake City has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Eastern Kane County until 8:00 PM MDT on August 30 due to radar-indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Eastern Kane County, Southern Utah
- Issued
- August 30, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Salt Lake City UT
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Alert Details
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City UT. The alert is effective from 2:56 PM MDT on August 30, 2026, until 8:00 PM MDT the same day. The event code is FFW.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Eastern Kane County in southern Utah. Locations that will experience flash flooding include Croton Canyon, Coyote Gulch, Brimstone, Peekaboo, Forty Mile Gulch, Fifty Mile Gulch, Davis Gulch and other drainages on Hole-in-the-Rock Road.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks. Dry washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes.
Expected Conditions
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Life-threatening flash flooding of slot canyons, normally dry washes, creeks, streams and rivers is possible. Hole-in-the-Rock Road may be impassible in areas that receive heavy rain.
Timeline
The Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 8:00 PM MDT on August 30, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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