Flash Flood — Kane, Utah

2022-09-21 · near Adairville, Kane, Utah

Event narrative

Moderate rain moved over portions of Wire Pass and Buckskin Gulch slot canyons, as well as nearby drainages, with 1-hour Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor rainfall estimates up to 0.75 inches. Flash Flooding was reported by the Paria Contact Station at 12:00 pm MST, with reports of several hikers in the area needing to form human chains in three separate locations to escape flood waters. No injuries were noted at the time of report.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper level low coming ashore along the U.S. West Coast resulted in a combination of strong forcing, instability, and available moisture over the Salt Lake City forecast area. This event prompted an uncommon issuance of a Severe Thunderstorm Watch (number 541 of the year). Scattered strong wind gusts occurred, as did multiple instances of Flash Flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1056207. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.