Active official alertUpdated Aug 31, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC

Flash Flood Warning for Emery, UT; Wayne, UT

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What you need to know

Applies to: Emery, Wayne
Effective: Aug 31, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC
Ends or expires: Aug 31, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC
Official severity: Severe
Official urgency: Immediate
Official certainty: Likely

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What the bulletin says 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.

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FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Emery County in central Utah... Northern Wayne County in southern Utah... * Until 245 PM MDT. * At 1046 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across 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, creeks, streams, and rivers. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Goblin Valley, Little Wildhorse, Bell, Muddy Creek, Crack, Chute, Ding and Dang Canyons.

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AlertAug 31, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 10:46AM MDT until August 31 at 2:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Salt Lake City UT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

CAP status: Actual
Message type: Alert
Last collected: Aug 31, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC

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