# Flood Watch: Central Mountains; 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 — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-20 11:29 ingested 2026-10-21 02:51

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

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Flood Watch — Central Mountains; 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
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of Utah, including the following areas, Central
Mountains, 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 and Zion National Park.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Thursday evening.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A late season surge of tropical moisture will bring widespread
moderate to at times heavy rainfall across much of southern Utah
beginning Wednesday morning, and continuing through Thursday.
Local rainfall totals in excess of 3 inches are expected through
Thursday evening.
- All normally dry washes, small streams and mainstem rivers will
see elevated flows from this excessive rainfall, with periods of
heavier rainfall resulting in flash flooding. Backcountry roads
may become impassable due to flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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