2 products issued by NWS for: 17 Miles W Glen Canyon UT
Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
104 PM MDT Fri Oct 9 2026
.Moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel will
impact Utah this weekend bringing widespread rainfall totals ranging
from 2-4". Some highly localized amounts to 6-8" are also possible,
particularly across terrain-favored locations in southwestern Utah,
the Book Cliffs, and Bear River Range.
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Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs-Eastern Juab/Millard Counties-Central
Mountains-Sanpete Valley-Sevier Valley-Castle Country-San Rafael
Swell-Southwest Utah-Lower Washington County-Zion National Park-
Southern Mountains-Upper Sevier River Valleys-Bryce Canyon
Country-South Central Utah-Capitol Reef National Park and
Vicinity-Western Canyonlands-Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake
Powell-
Including the following locations - Springdale, Mt Pleasant,
Ivins, Indian Canyon, Brian Head, Torrey, Kanab, Cove Fort,
Hurricane, Hanksville, Scofield, Milford, Scipio, Escalante, Price,
Nephi, St George, Panguitch, Goblin Valley, Joes Valley, Fillmore,
Circleville, Beaver, Loa, Emery, Fish Lake, Koosharem, Bullfrog, Big
Water, Castle Dale, Richfield, Bryce Canyon City, Ephraim, Manti,
Green River, Alton, Cedar City, and Salina
104 PM MDT Fri Oct 9 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of Utah, including the following areas, Castle
Country, Central Mountains, Eastern Juab/Millard Counties, San
Rafael Swell, Sanpete Valley, Sevier Valley, Wasatch Plateau/Book
Cliffs, Bryce Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park and
Vicinity, Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell, South Central
Utah, Southern Mountains, Upper Sevier River Valleys, Western
Canyonlands, Lower Washington County, Southwest Utah and Zion
National Park. This also includes recent burn scars such as
Forsyth, Cottonwood, Silver King, France Canyon, and Monroe Canyon.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, dry washes, slot canyons, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations such as slickrock areas and recent burn
scars. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may
occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Anomalously high moisture is forecast to impact the region with
the arrival of the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel. While this
is expected to be a long duration rainfall event, scattered
instances of heavier rainfall rates are expected with stronger
storms yielding flash flooding concerns given saturated soils and
prior burn scars.
- 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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Hydrologic Outlook
Hydrologic Outlook UTC001-003-005-007-011-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-029-031-033- 035-039-041-043-045-049-051-053-055-057-WYC041-100000- Hydrologic Outlook National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 313 PM MDT Thu Oct 8 2026 ...Moderate to heavy rainfall could bring areas of flooding... The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel will merge with a fall-like storm system over the western United States, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall and a resulting threat of flooding. Widespread rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is expected, locally in excess of 3 inches, particularly across south aspects of southern Utah mountains, between late Saturday and Monday morning. Expect many area waterways including streams, rivers, normally dry washes, creeks, and slot canyons to have rising, fast flows by Sunday evening. Current forecasts do not bring any rivers to flood stage, but this will be monitored as the fine details of heavy rain bands become more confident. Those with activities near rivers, streams, creeks and recent burn scars should closely monitor the forecast over the next several days. Those with outdoor plans Sunday onward that include any travel near waterways across Utah should consider alternate plans. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible through at least Wednesday. While the rainfall rates with these additional rounds of precipitation will generally be lower, areas that receive significant precipitation during the weekend will be extra sensitive to any additional rainfall. $$