Flash Flood in Garfield County, Utah

Flash Flood September 21, 2022 · Garfield County, Utah

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Nearby thunderstorms with moderate rainfall resulted in 3-hour Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor accumulation estimates of around 0.25 to 0.75 inches. The Pine Creek near Escalante stream gauge spiked to a peak flow of 228 CFS at 7:15 pm MST.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Escalante (37.8599, -111.6347).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1056212. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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