Flash Flood — San Juan, Utah

2024-08-10 · near La Sal Jct Arpt, San Juan, Utah

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208153. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.