Flash Flood Warning for Garfield, UT

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FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The France Canyon Burn Scar in... Southwestern Garfield County in southern Utah... * Until 630 PM MDT. * At 440 PM MDT, Additional thunderstorms tracking in from the northwest are expected to move into the France Canyon burn scar within the 30-45 minutes. These storms will have the potential to produce additional debris flows downstream of the burn scar, but are not as strong the earlier thunderstorm. Per earlier update...Garfield County emergency management that a debris flow with a 10-15 foot head to the flow has moved out of Proctor Canyon and is depositing on the alluvial fan and pond that was previously dried up. Between 0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Proctor Canyon downstream towards Hatch. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the France Canyon Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the France Canyon Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Proctor Canyon into Hatch.