Flash Flood Warning

FFWSLC

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Wayne County in southern Utah...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 148 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across portions of Capitol Reef National Park, including Sulphur Creek, Upper and Lower Spring Canyon, Cohab Canyon, Grand Wash, Capitol Gorge, and Pleasant Creek. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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, streams, slot canyons, and normally dry washes.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Capitol Reef National Park, Fruita, Caineville, and several slot canyons including Sulphur Creek, Upper and Lower Spring Canyon, Cohab Canyon, Grand Wash, Capitol Gorge, and Pleasant Creek.