Active official alertUpdated Aug 31, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

Flash Flood Warning for Garfield, UT; Wayne, UT

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What you need to know

Applies to: Garfield, Wayne
Effective: Aug 31, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC
Ends or expires: Aug 31, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC
Official severity: Severe
Official urgency: Immediate
Official certainty: Likely

What is happening

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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Bulletin details

At 1201 PM 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. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of normally dry washes, slot canyons, creeks, streams and rivers. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Capitol Reef National Park including the Scenic Drive, Capitol Gorge, Grand Wash, Sulphur Creek, Pleasant Creek and all other dry washes, creeks, and slot canyons in the area.

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2 captured

UpdateAug 31, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 12:01PM MDT until August 31 at 1:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Official revision
AlertAug 31, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC
Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 10:19AM MDT until August 31 at 1:15PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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Source and limitations

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: Update
Last collected: Aug 31, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC

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