NWS Salt Lake City UTFA.W 0007September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Kane, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a flood warning for Kane in Utah, which was in force until 8:15 a.m. local time on September 29. It was the 7th areal flood warning the NWS office in Salt Lake City issued in 2026. Utah had 5 flood warnings in September 2026, against 2 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Utah's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 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
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:10 a.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 a.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KSLC FA.W 0007
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...South Central Kane County in southern Utah... * WHEN...Until 815 AM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of the Paria River, Wahweap Creek, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 508 AM MDT, gauge reports indicated flooding continues due to earlier thunderstorms. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Big Water, the Paria River, Buckskin Gulch, Wire Pass, and Wahweap Creek. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to 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.
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.