Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 207 PM MDT Wed Jun 4 2025 The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Garfield County in southern Utah... * Until 515 PM MDT. * At 207 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area...specifically the upper Escalante River Canyon and Death Hollow. The thunderstorm producing intense rainfall is moving downstream within the Escalante River Canyon towards Calf Creek and Phipps Wash. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen with this storm. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of slot canyons, creeks and streams, and normally dry washes. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Escalante. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks. && LAT...LON 3764 11122 3773 11132 3773 11145 3771 11162 3783 11164 3788 11134 3767 11118 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE