Flash Flood — Washington, Utah

2025-05-04 · near Motoqua, Washington, Utah

Event narrative

The Cat Claw Canyon flood/river gauge reported a rapid rise from a no-flow 0 CFS state to a peak flow of 620 CFS. Flash flood area extrapolated downstream to account for likely continued propagation of flood wave.

Wider weather episode

A broad cutoff low transited the Great Basin region in early May, resulting in isolated strong wind gusts and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1246986. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.