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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. 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.
NWS Salt Lake City UT · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
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FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Emery County in central Utah... North Central Wayne County in southern Utah... * Until 530 PM MDT. * At 435 PM MDT, State Park personnel reported flash flooding in Little Wildhorse Canyon from earlier thunderstorms. These storms produced 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. This is an extension of the prior Flash Flood Warning for this area. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...State Park personnel reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks, streams, slot canyons, and normally dry washes. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... 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.
NWS Salt Lake City UT · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
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- Affected areas
- Emery, UT, Wayne, UT National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
- County count
- 2 counties National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
- Official alert
- Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
- Severity
- Severe National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
- Ugc county codes
- UTC015, UTC055 National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
- Urgency
- Immediate National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
- Warning count
- 1 warnings National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 10:35 PM
- Represented population
- 12,906 people U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census · source Apr 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
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Emery, UT; Wayne, UT
Source center: 38.660, -110.833. A point or perimeter is context, not a safety boundary.
- Emery, UT
- Wayne, UT
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state · emergencyUtah citizen disaster and emergency alertsVerified Aug 29, 2026, 10:45 PMstate · emergencyUtah Division of Emergency ManagementVerified Aug 29, 2026, 10:45 PMfederal · weatherOfficial Flash Flood WarningVerified Aug 29, 2026, 10:45 PM
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