Flash Flood in Kane County, Utah

Flash Flood September 6, 2025 · Kane County, Utah

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall resulted in the development of a flash flood and associated flood wave in Hurricane Wash. An emergency manager reported that a hiker within the wash was carried approximately 300 feet downstream before climbing a tree to escape the flood. Due to injuries, the hiker required helicopter evacuation for medical care. There were also washouts reported on Hole-in-the-Rock Road with seven vehicles reported stranded. Time of flood estimated based on radar.

The wider storm

An early September moisture surge resulted in the return of a more active weather pattern to Utah, including some isolated instances of flash flooding as well as a strong thunderstorm wind gust.

Began near (u17)bullfrog (amos) (37.4425, -111.1240).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1283206. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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