Flash Flood — Washington, Utah

2024-08-22 · near Zion National Park, Washington, Utah

Event narrative

Zion National Park officials reported multiple waterfalls and high flows in multiple slot canyons in Zion Canyon. The North Fork Virgin River near Springdale gauge indicated a spike from 58 cfs to 251 cfs in five minutes, peaking at 264 cfs. Around this time, Zion National Park rangers reported elevated flows and waterfalls in canyons continued. The East Fork Virgin near Glendale gauge peaked at 357 cfs, after starting at 47 cfs.

Wider weather episode

There were gusty winds for different parts of Utah and flash flooding in southern Utah.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213540. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.