NWS Salt Lake City UTFF.W 0087August 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Iron, Kane and Washington County, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a flash flood warning for Iron, Kane and Washington County in Utah, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 87th 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 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
- Iron, Kane and Washington County
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:05 p.m. MDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. MDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSLC FF.W 0087
- 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... Southeastern Iron County in southern Utah... West Central Kane County in southern Utah... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Utah... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 305 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, including Zion National Park. 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, and creeks. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Zion National Park, La Verkin, Apple Valley, Virgin, Springdale and Rockville.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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.