Flash Flood Watch in Southern Utah

[brian_noaaguy]

Hello Everyone,

It's Brian McInerney from the National Weather Service. I thought to let everyone know there is a large Pacific weather system moving into Southern Utah tonight. Rainfall estimates of 1.5 to 2.5 inches in a 12 hour period area expected. It will snow above 6500 ft., which should keep most rivers with mid and high elevations running a bit above baseflow, but lower elevations including slot canyons, dry washes, and small streams have the potential for flash flooding. A briefing on this event can be found at:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/wxbriefing/wxb20jan2010/player.html

Hope all is well.

Brian.

[oldno7]

Thanks for the update and link Brian. I am hoping to be in Zion tomorrow watching waterfalls.

[CarpeyBiggs]

kurt, perhaps i'll try and get down there to join you!

thanks for the update brian.

[brian_noaaguy]

Your welcome. Stay safe.

[moab mark]

Thanks for the update and link Brian. I am hoping to be in Zion tomorrow watching waterfalls.

HOW ABOUT YOU AND DAN GET A JOB :frustrated:

[oldno7]

Thanks for the update and link Brian. I am hoping to be in Zion tomorrow watching waterfalls.

HOW ABOUT YOU AND DAN GET A JOB :frustrated:

Nah--we're going to rely on our rich friends with Chevron stations for funding. :2thumbs:

Dan
Sounds good, I'll pm you my # if you come down.

[mfshop]

oldno7,

you have any particularly good waterfalls to not miss? Or just drive up canyon & look both sides...

[Iceaxe]

Canyoneers usually get a big kick out of seeing Heaps from the Upper Emerald Pool if it's flowing strong. :2thumbs:

If it really rains hard everything is good, here is a picture from Refrigerator Canyon (Angels Landing Hike).

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[oldno7]

What Shane said^^^^
I've been there several times for waterfalls and it will vary with amount of precipitation coming down and the snow level. Optimum is when there is large snowpack and a warm winter storm comes in as rain up to 7-8000'
I really like Birch canyon on a huge water day.
I've also got pictures of the Emerald pools waterfalls that look like Niagara.

[CarpeyBiggs]

dude, shane, that picture is SICK!

[CarpeyBiggs]

hey mark, you hiring? :roflol:

[Win]

Thanks for the heads up, it's been raining steady all morning. LaVerkin Creek is not too high, yet, bet that will change!!

Win

[bowjunkie]

Thanks for the update and link Brian. I am hoping to be in Zion tomorrow watching waterfalls.

I wanna go :nod:

[oldno7]

Anybody is welcome. Probably need to take several outfit's. Best bet might be to just meet for lunch.
Mark leaves his credit card # at Oscars, anyone can eat and drink for free if they say "put it on Marks tab"

:haha:

[Iceaxe]

Telephone Canyon empties right at the Temple of Sinawava. That waterfall can also be very imprssive if conditions are right.

[ratagonia]

Thanks for the heads up, it's been raining steady all morning. LaVerkin Creek is not too high, yet, bet that will change!!

Win

at 5000 feet, snowing pretty hard at 32 degrees. Gonna be an ice skating rink tomorrow morning, when I leave to drive to Salt Lake. Yuck!!

T

[ststephen]

I've been beta testing this storm for you'all the last few days. It's definitely ready for release!

Yowzer! It's been wild and wet out here in the first set of hills those storms cross when they hit California.

Your on-the-scene reporter in the Santa Cruz Mountains...

[asdf]

Thanks for the update and link Brian. I am hoping to be in Zion tomorrow watching waterfalls.

HOW ABOUT YOU AND DAN GET A JOB :frustrated:

Nah--we're going to rely on our rich friends with Chevron stations for funding. :2thumbs:

Dan
Sounds good, I'll pm you my # if you come down.

aw man.. you guys suck.

[oldno7]

Telephone a couple of years ago

[oldno7]

Thanks for the update and link Brian. I am hoping to be in Zion tomorrow watching waterfalls.

HOW ABOUT YOU AND DAN GET A JOB :frustrated:

Nah--we're going to rely on our rich friends with Chevron stations for funding. :2thumbs:

Dan
Sounds good, I'll pm you my # if you come down.

aw man.. you guys suck.

Dang Bill---your looking a little pale, you feeling alright? I'm guessing your coming down with something :nod:

[asdf]

Thanks for the update and link Brian. I am hoping to be in Zion tomorrow watching waterfalls.

HOW ABOUT YOU AND DAN GET A JOB :frustrated:

Nah--we're going to rely on our rich friends with Chevron stations for funding. :2thumbs:

Dan
Sounds good, I'll pm you my # if you come down.

aw man.. you guys suck.

Dang Bill---your looking a little pale, you feeling alright? I'm guessing your coming down with something :nod:

cabin fever :banana:

[trackrunner]

Telephone a couple of years ago

more

http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9911

[Iceaxe]

Here are two more fun flash flood pictures I have. This is White Canyon (just above the Black Hole). The "during" and "after"....

Notice that both pictures are taken at the same spot in White Canyon... and that the truck size boulders in the canyon bottom are completely covered at high water....

:popcorn:

[tanya]

Canyoneers usually get a big kick out of seeing Heaps from the Upper Emerald Pool if it's flowing strong. :2thumbs:

If it really rains hard everything is good, here is a picture from Refrigerator Canyon (Angels Landing Hike).

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Whoa!!! Never seen that much water there before!
http://www.zionnational-park.com/images/albums/index42.htm

Album of flash flood shots. I need to redo it and make the photos larger some day.

http://www.zionnational-park.com/images/albums/images/flood-emerald-pool_jpg.jpg

[bruce from bryce]

Photo taken by a Zion employee but I cannot provide the name.

This was soon after the huge fire of 2-3 years ago up in the area of the west rim trail.

[Iceaxe]

Some very impressive flood pictures. :2thumbs:

Keep them coming. :nod:

:popcorn:

[Jaun_Jablome]

A quick clip of Pine Creek in Zion National Park of the last two rappels in flood stage. Its pretty intense.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJc6efZyloY

[oldno7]

Way to poach the tunnel window.
When was this shot?