Flash Flood — Wayne, Utah

2022-09-15 · near Notom, Wayne, Utah

Event narrative

Park rangers relayed a report of flash flooding in Capitol Gorge, with floodwaters as much as 4 feet deep. This is associated with showers and thunderstorms which moved through the area between around 12:30 pm MST to 2:00 pm MST and produced around 0.50 inches of rainfall.

Wider weather episode

An active pattern in mid-September resulted in several reports of flash flooding in southern Utah, in addition to some isolated thunderstorm related wind gusts in northern Utah.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1054035. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.