Flash Flood Warning Issued for Kane and Washington Counties, Utah (Aug 31, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC)
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NWS Salt Lake City has issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of southern Utah until 2:15 PM MDT on August 31.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Southern Utah
- Issued
- August 31, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Salt Lake City UT
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern Utah.
Alert Details
Flash Flood Warning issued by NWS Salt Lake City UT. Effective from 11:16 AM MDT August 31, 2026, until 2:15 PM MDT August 31, 2026. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
West Central Kane County in southern Utah and East Central Washington County in southwestern Utah. Locations include Zion National Park (the Subway, the Narrows) and all slot canyons, creeks, normally dry washes and slot canyons in the warning area.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
Expected Conditions
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Life threatening flash flooding of slot canyons, normally dry washes, streams, creeks, and rivers is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Timeline
Alert effective August 31, 2026, from 11:16 AM MDT until 2:15 PM MDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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