# Flash Flood Warning: Garfield, UT — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-31 19:31 ingested 2026-09-01 02:46

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flash Flood Warning — Garfield, UT
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
At 731 PM MDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain
in Birch Creek and the main stem of the Escalante River. Flash
flooding is already occurring with the river running high and hitting
the bottom of the bridge on 300 east just north of Escalante.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.

SOURCE...Public reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of the Escalante River.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
The Escalante River from near the town of Escalante to the terminus
at Lake Powell.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.