Live incident briefing · Flood
Flash Flood Warning near Emery, UT
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
NWS Salt Lake City UT · source Aug 29, 2026, 9:20 PM
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At 320 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across portions of the San Rafael Swell including Goblin Valley, Little Wildhorse, Crack, Chute, Ding, Dang, Muddy Creek and all slot canyons and dry washes in and near southern Emery and north central Wayne County. Between 0.25 and 0.75 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 slot canyons, normally dry washes, streams, creeks and rivers. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Goblin Valley, Little Wildhorse, Crack, Chute, Ding, Dang, Muddy Creek and all slot canyons and dry washes in and near southern Emery and north central Wayne County.
NWS Salt Lake City UT · source Aug 29, 2026, 9:20 PM
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- Emery, UT, Wayne, UT National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 9:20 PM
- Official alert
- Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 9:20 PM
- Severity
- Severe National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 9:20 PM
- Urgency
- Immediate National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 9:20 PM
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Emery, UT; Wayne, UT
- Emery, UT
- Wayne, UT
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