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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:10 PM Jul. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County in... East Central Beaver County in southern Utah... * Until 800 PM MDT. * At 210 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Beaver River and eventually downstream into the Grove area within Beaver. This storm is also beginning to build into the South Fork of North Creek. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. The debris flow has not yet reached the upper camera in Beaver Canyon. Once the debris flow reaches the upper camera at the diversion dam expect the flow to reach the Grove area 1 to 1.5 hours later. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Beaver including the Grove area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
Flood Watch
Issued: 6:56 PM Jul. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of Utah, including the following areas, Bryce Canyon Country, South Central Utah, Southern Mountains, Upper Sevier River Valleys, Lower Washington County, Southwest Utah and Zion National Park. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive rainfall may result in flooding of slot canyons, normally dry washes, slick rock areas, recent burn scars including Forsyth, France Canyon, Cottonwood, and Monroe Canyon, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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