{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c74758252bfddb6bed79f7a312ac8c0eb060310f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 3:55PM MDT until July 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c74758252bfddb6bed79f7a312ac8c0eb060310f.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":331,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 3:55PM MDT until July 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Beaver, UT\n**Issued by:** NWS Salt Lake City UT\n**Sent:** 2026-07-22T15:55:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T15:55:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-22T19:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nFFWSLC\n\nThe National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nThe Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County in...\nEast Central Beaver County in southern Utah...\n\n* Until 700 PM MDT.\n\n* At 355 PM MDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms\nproducing heavy rain at the mouth of Beaver Canyon, and the storm\nis moving up Beaver Canyon into the Cottonwood Burn Scar now. Up\nto 0.25 inches of rain have fallen in the lower canyon. 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\nRainfall has not yet moved into the south fork of North Creek.\n\nExcessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow\nmoving through the Beaver River. The debris flow can consist of\nrock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms\nproducing flash flooding in and around the Cottonwood\nBurn Scar in Beaver County...at this time,\nspecifically for the Beaver River\n\nSOURCE...Law enforcement reported.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around\nthe Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County...at this\ntime specifically for the Beaver River\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nBeaver...at this time, specifically for the Grove area\n\n## Instructions\nThis is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause\nextensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and\nditches in the Cottonwood Burn Scar in Beaver County. Severe debris\nflows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may\nbe washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to\nsafety.\n\nMove to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.\n\nStay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become\nunstable and unsafe."}