Live incident briefing · Flood
Flood Warning: South Central Carbon County in central Utah... Northwestern Emery County in central Utah... Southeastern Sanpete County in central Utah..
Official warning geography and instructions, rainfall outlook, gauge observations and forecasts, affected places, and source history.
- Official source updated
- 19 hr ago
- Briefing status
- Active
Start here
Official information and local resources
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
NWS Salt Lake City UT · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
stateUtah citizen disaster and emergency alerts↗State resourceUtah Division of Emergency Management↗federalNWPS gauge: Yellowstone River Utah near Altonah↗federalOfficial Flood Warning↗federalUSGS gauge 09292500 (provisional)↗
In immediate danger? Call 911. Nature Says When is not an emergency service and does not determine whether an area is safe.
Verified context
What the latest evidence says
The Flood Warning is classified as Severe with Expected urgency. The event covers 3 counties counties, including Carbon, UT, Emery, UT, Sanpete, UT.
From the primary source
Official incident details
Displayed directly from the issuing authority, with no generated paraphrase.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...South Central Carbon County in central Utah... Northwestern Emery County in central Utah... Southeastern Sanpete County in central Utah... * WHEN...Until 745 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 516 PM MDT, emergency management reported multiple instances of flooding in Orangeville along Cottonwood Creek. Up to 2 inches of rain has fallen according to radar estimates, with the most rainfall updrainage from Castle Dale, Huntington, and Orangeville. This Flood Warning has been extended until 745 PM MDT primarily due to flooding continuing in Orangeville. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Huntington, Wellington, Sunnyside, Clawson, Castle Dale, Ferron, Orangeville, East Carbon, Cleveland and Elmo. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
NWS Salt Lake City UT · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
Official forecast
NWS weather context
Official gauge and corroborating observation
River and flood-stage context
Source-timed facts
Current incident picture
Values stay attached to the authority and time that supplied them.
- Affected areas
- Carbon, UT, Emery, UT, Sanpete, UT National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
- County count
- 3 counties National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
- Official alert
- Flood Warning National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
- Severity
- Severe National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
- Ugc county codes
- UTC007, UTC015, UTC039 National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
- Urgency
- Expected National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
- Warning count
- 1 warnings National Weather Service · source Aug 29, 2026, 11:19 PM
- Represented population
- 62,300 people U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census · source Apr 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
Geographic context
Incident area and nearby places
Map geometry shows the official source shape when available. It does not predict impact outside or inside the line.
Loading the incident map…
Map-equivalent affected-area text
Carbon, UT; Emery, UT; Sanpete, UT
Source center: 39.333, -110.910. A point or perimeter is context, not a safety boundary.
- Carbon, UT
- Emery, UT
- Sanpete, UT
Material revisions
What changed
Only stored fact changes enter this timeline.
Official source facts changed.
Official source facts changed.
Official source facts changed.
Incident first observed.
Provenance and handoffs
Official sources
Open the authority’s page before making an emergency decision.
state · emergencyUtah citizen disaster and emergency alertsVerified Aug 30, 2026, 1:30 AMstate · emergencyUtah Division of Emergency ManagementVerified Aug 30, 2026, 1:30 AMfederal · gaugeNWPS gauge: Yellowstone River Utah near AltonahVerified Aug 30, 2026, 1:31 AMfederal · weatherOfficial Flood WarningVerified Aug 30, 2026, 1:30 AMfederal · gaugeUSGS gauge 09292500 (provisional)Verified Aug 30, 2026, 1:31 AM
How this briefing is assembled
Source facts are stored with source and retrieval times. The page renders stored records only. Optional generated context is omitted whenever validation fails and never controls emergency instructions, containment, road status, health guidance, or publication.