Weather coming to PCR Oct 9, 2026

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Flood Watch issued October 9 at 1:04PM MDT until October 12 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT

Description

Moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel willimpact Utah this weekend bringing widespread rainfall totals rangingfrom 2-4". Some highly localized amounts to 6-8" are also possible,particularly across terrain-favored locations in southwestern Utah,the Book Cliffs, and Bear River Range.* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.* WHERE...A portion of Utah, including the following areas, CastleCountry, Central Mountains, Eastern Juab/Millard Counties, SanRafael Swell, Sanpete Valley, Sevier Valley, Wasatch Plateau/BookCliffs, Bryce Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park andVicinity, Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell, South CentralUtah, Southern Mountains, Upper Sevier River Valleys, WesternCanyonlands, Lower Washington County, Southwest Utah and ZionNational Park. This also includes recent burn scars such asForsyth, Cottonwood, Silver King, France Canyon, and Monroe Canyon.* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, dry washes, slot canyons, and other low-lying andflood-prone locations such as slickrock areas and recent burnscars. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding mayoccur in poor drainage and urban areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Anomalously high moisture is forecast to impact the region withthe arrival of the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel. While thisis expected to be a long duration rainfall event, scatteredinstances of heavier rainfall rates are expected with strongerstorms yielding flash flooding concerns given saturated soils andprior burn scars.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood