# Flood Watch: Castle Country; San Rafael Swell — 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/)

## extract

Flood Watch — Castle Country; San Rafael Swell
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of Utah, including the following areas, Castle
Country and San Rafael Swell.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon 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 eastern Utah
beginning Wednesday afternoon, and continuing through Thursday.
Local rainfall totals in excess of 2 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

## 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.