Flash Flood in Garfield County, Utah

Flash Flood July 14, 2022 · Garfield County, Utah

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm moved along Birch Creek near state Route 12, east of the town of Escalante. Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor rainfall 1-hour estimates were around 1 to 1.5 inches in the vicinity of Birch Creek, near the confluence with the Escalante River. A video from social media showed that this resulted in flash flooding on Birch Creek into the Escalante River.

The wider storm

An active summer setup resulted in multiple reports of weather incidents, including microburst related wind gusts in portions of Utah's West Desert, a landspout, and flash flooding which included burn scar debris flows.

Began near Escalante (37.7600, -111.6900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1047846. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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