Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 4:40PM MDT until July 22 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 22, 2026 - 3:40pm
Expires:
July 22, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
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.
Instruction:
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry washes is occurring below the France
Canyon burn scar
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 6:30 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 6:30 PM MDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Garfield, UT
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: