Active AlertsGarfield

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
Where: Southwestern Garfield County in southern Utah Central Kane County in southern Utah
When: Until 445 PM MST Sunday.
Impacts: Flooding of normally dry washes, slot canyons, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier and continuing rainfall.
Additional Details: - At 758 AM MST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. The river gauge on the Paria River near US-89 indicated a flow of 300 cfs and rising. Trained spotters have reported Wahweap Creek is running at or above 200 cfs near Big Water. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include Big Water, Henrieville, Bryce Canyon National Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Coyote Creek, Wahweap Creek, the Paria River from the headwaters to the Utah/Arizona state line, Buckskin Gulch, Wire Pass, and the Paria Canyon area. - Backcountry roads may be impassable. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.