JilindeEmergency Rescue and Alerting Platform Get the App
Live map / News & alerts / Washington, UT ← Back to live map
🏛 Official alert Flash Flood Warning Weather & disasters Serious

Flash Flood Warning

N Issued by NWS Salt Lake City UT ⏳ In force until Thu 22 Oct, 04:45 📍 Washington, UT (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
🌐 Translate: ·

FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Washington County in southwestern Utah... * Until 745 PM MDT. * At 455 PM MDT, The USGS gage on Fort Pearce Wash has reported a rise of roughly 5 feet due to runoff from heavy rain due to earlier thunderstorms. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain previously fell. This flood wave will continue…

📡 CAP alert details

Common Alerting Protocol
Official alert linked ▾
⚠
SeveritySevere
⏱
UrgencyImmediate
❓
CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaWashington, UT
Issuing authorityNWS Salt Lake City UT
ContactNot supplied

🕓 Alert timing · EAT

Sent2026-10-21T16:55:00-06:00
Effective2026-10-21T16:55:00-06:00
Onset2026-10-21T16:55:00-06:00
Expires2026-10-21T19:45:00-06:00

📋 Official instructions

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.

📄 Message details

Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f98b1f0952b5f7ecb763b2de0c44dba3773746c.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
ⓘ CAP fields populate when an official alert is linked.

🛡 Safety advice

General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
  • 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.
  • Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
  • Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
  • Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.

📰 Story summary

From the report shown in the feed:
  • FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
  • Southern Washington County in southwestern Utah...
  • * Until 745 PM MDT.
  • * At 455 PM MDT, The USGS gage on Fort Pearce Wash has reported a rise of roughly 5 feet due to runoff from heavy rain due to earlier thunderstorms.
  • Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain previously fell.
  • This flood wave will continue…
ⓘ News summary · read the original report for full context.

📰 More news

All safety news →
🛡
Need help right now?In this country: Police 112 · Ambulance 112 · or request help through Jilinde.
Police 112 Get emergency help →