Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 1:00am
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 1:45am
Description:
At 200 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Henrieville to 12 miles east of Kanab.
Movement was west at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Kanab, Henrieville, Hatch, Bryce Canyon National Park, Stateline CG,
Paria River Slot Canyon, The Wave, Paria Canyon, Tropic, Glendale,
Cannonville, Alton, Hillsdale, Long Valley Junction, Rubys Inn, and
Kodachrome Basin State Park.
This includes the following highways...
US Route 89 between mile markers 11 and 76, between mile markers 89
and 90, and between mile markers 95 and 124.
Utah Route 12 between mile markers 11 and 39.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Southern Mountains; Upper Sevier River Valleys; Bryce Canyon Country; South Central Utah; Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: