{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.9add6b8f3ceee3d113529985d447d44058f554cb.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 4:41PM MDT until July 16 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9add6b8f3ceee3d113529985d447d44058f554cb.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Salt Lake City UT"},"word_count":237,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 4:41PM MDT until July 16 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Emery, UT\n**Issued by:** NWS Salt Lake City UT\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T16:41:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T16:41:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T19:30:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWSLC\n\nThe National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nCentral Emery County in central Utah...\n\n* Until 730 PM MDT.\n\n* At 426 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the San Rafael River Gorge and Buckhorn Wash.\nBetween 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional\nrainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned\narea. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms\nproducing flash flooding.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of normally dry\nwashes, creeks, and rivers.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nThe San Rafael River Gorge and Buckhorn Wash area\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nRemain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Dry\nwashes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a\nmatter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.\n\nFlooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where\nyou are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become\nkillers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or\ncreeks."}