NWS Salt Lake City UTFF.W 0135September 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Kane and Washington County, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a flash flood warning for Kane and Washington County in Utah, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on September 28. It was the 135th 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 4.1 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
- Kane and Washington County
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:57 p.m. MDT, September 28, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. MDT, September 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSLC FF.W 0135
- 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... Western Kane County in southern Utah... East Central Washington County in southwestern Utah... * Until 900 PM MDT. * At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across portions of Zion National Park, and additional heavier rain is anticipated to move into the area over the next hour. Up to 0.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. 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, normally dry washes, creeks and streams. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Zion National Park and Springdale.
What the agency told people to do
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. 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.
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.