Debris Flow — San Juan, Utah

2021-07-25 · near Grand Co Arpt, San Juan, Utah

Event narrative

Mud and debris flowed through the dry Brumley Creek bed and flowed onto the adjacent cutoff road as a result of heavy rain over the Pack Creek Fire burn scar.

Wider weather episode

Abundant monsoon moisture remained in place across the Western Slope. As a result, another round of widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across the area with many storms producing heavy rain. This led to flash flooding and debris flows over the Pack Creek Fire burn scar and south of Moab in Grand and San Juan counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 980166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.