Flash Flood in San Juan County, Utah

Flash Flood August 10, 2024 · San Juan County, Utah

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rains from a thunderstorm fell upstream of Indian Creek and Salt Creek Wash between 1630 and 1800. Water flowed through both Indian Creek and Salt Creek Wash where it intersects with Highway 211 in Canyonlands National Park Needles District causing flash flooding with water flowing rapidly through the washes with some small tree branches.

The wider storm

High pressure over Texas and low pressure over the Baja Coast kept a deep southerly flow of monsoonal moisture across the Four Corners region. Training storms led to significant flash flooding across southeast Utah.

Began near La Sal Jct Arpt (38.1447, -109.6260).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1208153. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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