NWS Salt Lake City UTFF.W 0136September 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Washington County, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a flash flood warning for Washington County in Utah, which was in force until 8:45 p.m. local time on September 28. It was the 136th 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 2.9 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
- Washington County
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:50 p.m. MDT, September 28, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 p.m. MDT, September 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSLC FF.W 0136
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Utah... * Until 845 PM MDT. * At 550 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Hildale and the Short Creek watershed. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. 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 normally dry washes, urban areas, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hildale.
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.