Flash Flood — Piute, Utah

2018-07-14 · near Marysvale, Piute, Utah

Event narrative

Heavy rain produced a flash flood in the vicinity of Marysvale that temporarily closed Interstate 70.

Wider weather episode

Strong thunderstorms continued to produce flash flooding over central and southern Utah in mid-July. Some thunderstorms also produced some gusty winds over northwest Utah during the evening of July 16.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 771762. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.