154 first-hand accounts of flood events in Utah, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Abundant monsoon moisture remained over the Four Corners region. This led to another round of showers and thunderstorms across southeast Utah. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →A shortwave trough paired with increased moisture and daytime heating resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms across eastern Utah. Storms were largely slow moving and some of them produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →Abundant monsoon moisture remained in place across eastern Utah. This, paired with increased instability, resulted in another round of showers and thunderstorms with the stronger storms producing heavy rain.
Read the full account →High pressure remained centered over the Southern Plains which allowed for monsoon moisture to continue to stream into eastern Utah. This abundance of moisture resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →A deep upper level low coming ashore along the U.S. West Coast resulted in a combination of strong forcing, instability, and available moisture over the Salt Lake City forecast area.
Read the full account →A deep upper level low coming ashore along the U.S. West Coast resulted in a combination of strong forcing, instability, and available moisture over the Salt Lake City forecast area.
Read the full account →A storm system moving across Utah produced locally heavy rain over the Bald Mountain Fire and Pole Creek Fire burn scars, which resulted in a debris flow across U.S. Highway 89.
Read the full account →Abundant monsoon moisture remained over the Four Corners region. This led to another round of showers and thunderstorms across southeast Utah. Storms were slow moving and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →A large and very moist Pacific storm system brought widespread heavy precipitation to Utah over a five day period. The storm pulled a continuous stream of tropical moisture ahead of it and, combined with numerous embedded shortwaves, resulted in almost non-stop rainfall across…
Read the full account →Monsoonal moisture interacted with a strong upper-level low on September 11th, producing heavy rain and flash flooding in many locations across southern Utah.
Read the full account →A deep upper level low coming ashore along the U.S. West Coast resulted in a combination of strong forcing, instability, and available moisture over the Salt Lake City forecast area.
Read the full account →A progressive upper level disturbance, paired with the support from a maximum jetstream wind flow, trekked across the Four Corners region and resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall resulted in widespread flooding and flash flooding in the area. A law enforcement vehicle en route to rescue stranded residents was caught and washed downstream in a flash flood where the water flowed 5 feet deep.
Read the full account →After moisture from Tropical Storm Norbert impacted Utah earlier in the month, more moisture associated with Tropical Storm Odile moved into Utah on September 26 and 27, causing widespread flooding in central and southern Utah, as well as strong gusty thunderstorms in northern…
Read the full account →Abundant monsoon moisture remained in place across the Western Slope. As a result, another round of widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across the area with many storms producing heavy rain.
Read the full account →Additional moisture moved into Utah in early September, helping to initiate scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some reports of flash flooding on the 5th through 7th.
Read the full account →A flash flood swept through the Grand Wash in Capitol Reef NP. A park ranger attempting to evacuate Scenic Drive had his pick-up swept into Grand Wash. The vehicle was completely submerged and carried 1/2 mile downstream.
Read the full account →A major Pacific storm system slowly moved east over Utah and brought incredible amounts of rain and snow to most locations. Strong southwest flow ahead of an upper level trough tapped tropical moisture southwest of Hawaii.
Read the full account →Moisture increased over Utah beginning July 14, but the air near the surface remained dry, so gusty winds due to thunderstorms were more common than flash flooding on the 14th.
Read the full account →Widespread thunderstorms developed over Utah on September 14, resulting in widespread flash flooding across southern Utah with some strong winds. Strong winds over Lake Powell resulted in three injuries to boaters.
Read the full account →Heavy monsoonal rains were widespread over Northern Utah. The heaviest rain fell in Weber, Davis and Morgan Counties, with amounts generally between 3.00 and 3.70 inches.
Read the full account →Heavy monsoonal rains were widespread over Northern Utah. The heaviest rain fell in Weber, Davis and Morgan Counties, with amounts generally between 3.00 and 3.70 inches.
Read the full account →During the early morning hours a canal broke in Draper. High waters due to the runoff of an above normal snow pack in the mountains caused the break. 10 homes in the Victor's Pond subdivision were flooded with a combination of water, mud and debris.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms continued across Utah for the last week of July, with many storms producing heavy rainfall. This led to flash flooding in many locations, including a particularly damaging flood in Salt Lake City.
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