SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Multiple weather warnings were issued by the National Weather Service as thunderstorms moved across Utah on Saturday.
NWS officials issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Salt Lake, Davis, Utah and Tooele Counties shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, with the warning expiring at 11:15 a.m. The alert said quarter-size hail and strong wind gusts up to 60 mph were possible.
"Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees," the alert reads.
A Flash Flood Warning was issued a few hours later just before 1:40 p.m., saying flash flooding was expected in southern Emery County and north central Wayne County. This includes Goblin Valley, Little Wildhorse, and all slot canyons and dry washes near the area.
NWS officials warned of "life-threatening flash flooding of slot canyons, normally dry washes, stream, creeks and rivers" until 4:30 p.m.
The flood alert comes as thunderstorms produce heavy rains across northern and central Utah.
"Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles," the alert reads.
A flash flood warning was in effect for parts of southern Utah until 10:45 p.m. Saturday.
The warning area included locations north of Kanab and south of Bryce Canyon National Park, according to the National Weather Service.
Residents were urged to move to higher ground and avoid walking or driving through floodwaters.
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Levan, Leamington and Lynndyl until 5:30 p.m.
The National Weather Service said the storm could produce wind gusts up to 60 mph and ping pong ball-sized hail.
See the full alerts below:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
* UNTIL 1115 AM MDT.
* AT 1034 AM MDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF GRANTSVILLE TO 8 MILES EAST OF SKULL VALLEY TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOOELE ARMY DEPOT SOUTH, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...MESONET REPORTED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SALT LAKE CITY, WEST VALLEY CITY, PROVO, SANDY, LAYTON, MURRAY, TOOELE, FARMINGTON, GRANTSVILLE, HILL AIR FORCE BASE, WEST JORDAN, OREM, TAYLORSVILLE, SOUTH JORDAN, LEHI, DRAPER, RIVERTON, ROY, PLEASANT GROVE, AND COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
* UNTIL 430 PM MDT.
* AT 137 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF SLOT CANYONS, NORMALLY
DRY WASHES, STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...GOBLIN VALLEY, LITTLE WILDHORSE, CRACK, CHUTE, DING, DANG, MUDDY CREEK AND ALL SLOT CANYONS AND DRY WASHES IN AND NEAR SOUTHERN EMERY AND NORTH CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.