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Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 8:16AM MDT until October 22 at 10:15AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

Flash Flood Warning · Washington, UT. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 14:16 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Salt Lake City UT · Washington, UT
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 16:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 14:16 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 16:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 816 AM MDT, Emergency management reported Highway 59 between Hurricane and Apple Valley due to flooding. Doppler radar indicated between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... La Verkin and Virgin.

Instructions in this archived message

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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    Before

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 7:16AM MDT until October 22 at 10:15AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

    After

    Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 8:16AM MDT until October 22 at 10:15AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

    Source updated
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 13:16 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 14:16 UTC

    Effective from
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    22 October 2026 at 13:16 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 14:16 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 13:16 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 14:16 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

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    Update

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    Source alert

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    Official description
    Before

    FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Utah... * Until 1015 AM MDT. * At 716 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... La Verkin and Virgin.

    After

    At 816 AM MDT, Emergency management reported Highway 59 between Hurricane and Apple Valley due to flooding. Doppler radar indicated between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... La Verkin and Virgin.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c94d18573769e7d86972f0b0ff4d4ec5116c0ec0.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.98cc3fc1f441220d5d5e9e2335d4da289f9d7e49.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 14:16 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 7:16AM MDT until October 22 at 10:15AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 13:16 UTC

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