NWS Salt Lake City UTFF.W 0092August 29, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Kane and San Juan, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a flash flood warning for Kane and San Juan in Utah, which was in force until 10:15 p.m. local time on August 29. It was the 92nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Salt Lake City issued in 2026. Utah had 54 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 29 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Utah's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5.1 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 San Juan
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:12 p.m. MDT, August 29, 2026
- Expires
- 10:15 p.m. MDT, August 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSLC FF.W 0092
- 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... San Juan County in southeastern Utah... South Central Kane County in southern Utah... * Until 1015 PM MDT. * At 512 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across portions of Warm Creek, Last Chance Creek, and Croton Canyon down to Lake Powell. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain has 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 creeks, streams, slot canyons, and normally dry washes. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... portions of Warm Creek, Last Chance Creek, and Croton Canyon down to Lake Powell, including areas within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
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.