NWS Salt Lake City UTFA.W 0003September 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Carbon and Emery, UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City issued a flood warning for Carbon and Emery in Utah, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on September 16. It was the 3rd 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 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
- Carbon and Emery
- State
- Utah
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:36 p.m. MDT, September 16, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. MDT, September 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KSLC FA.W 0003
- 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 Carbon County in central Utah... Northwestern Emery County in central Utah... * WHEN...Until 530 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Basement flooding has been reported. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 236 PM MDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Price, Huntington, Wellington, Castle Dale, Orangeville, Cleveland, Elmo and Kenilworth. - 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.
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.