Special Weather Statement
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Issued by NWS Salt Lake City UT
⏳ In force until Fri 23 Oct, 03:30 📍 Lower Washington County; Zion National Park; Southern Mountains; South Central Utah (approximate) 🕑 2 h ago
At 559 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near La Verkin, or 11 miles southwest of Zion National Park, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Hail may accumulate on roadways causing hazardous travel. Locations impacted include... Zion National Park, La Verkin and Virgin.
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📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
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SeverityModerate
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UrgencyExpected
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CertaintyObserved
EventSpecial Weather Statement
Response typeExecute
CategoryMet
Affected areaLower Washington County; Zion National Park; Southern Mountains; South Central Utah
Issuing authorityNWS Salt Lake City UT
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-22T17:59:00-06:00
Effective2026-10-22T17:59:00-06:00
Onset2026-10-22T17:59:00-06:00
Expires2026-10-22T18:30:00-06:00
📋 Official instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b462c1f38e10846c5defb0527cbfd212a7e15e4.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
- Stay aware of your surroundings in this area.
- Follow official updates from the police and local authorities.
- In an emergency call 112 (police) or 112 (ambulance), or request help through Jilinde.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- At 559 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near La Verkin, or 11 miles southwest of Zion National Park, moving northeast at 40 mph.
- HAZARD...Half inch size hail.
- SOURCE...Radar indicated.
- IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
- Hail may accumulate on roadways causing hazardous travel.
- Locations impacted include...
- Zion National Park, La Verkin and Virgin.
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