Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 6 at 2:53PM MDT until June 6 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 6, 2025 - 1:53pm
Expires:
June 6, 2025 - 4:45pm
Description:
FFWSLC
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Wayne County in southern Utah...
* Until 545 PM MDT.
* At 253 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain within the warned area... specifically the area of
Capitol Reef National Park near Fruita, including Lower Spring
Canyon, Smokestack Canyon, and Sulphur Creek. The thunderstorms
producing heavy rainfall are moving downstream along the Fremont
River. Between 0.75 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. 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 normally dry
washes, creeks and streams, backcountry roads, and
slot canyons.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Capitol Reef National Park and Fruita.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Sulphur Creek, Pleasant Creek, Fremont River, Sandy Creek and Deep
Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
Area Description:
Wayne, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT