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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | UTAH |
| County/Area | WASHINGTON |
| WFO | SLC |
| Begin Date | 08/19/2012 17:40:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range | 6 |
| Begin Azimuth | NE |
| Begin Location | VIRGIN |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 37.26/-113.1 |
| End Date | 08/19/2012 22:40:00 MST-7 |
| End Range | 6 |
| End Azimuth | WSW |
| End Location | ZION NATIONAL PARK |
| End Lat/Lon | 37.34/-113.09 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Afternoon thunderstorms continued across Utah in the middle of August. The strongest of these thunderstorms most commonly produced flash flooding in southern Utah, but isolated occurrences of severe winds and a tornado were also observed. |
| Event Narrative | A large flash flood occurred in the Subway portion of Zion National Park, as well as a few other surrounding drainages. Due to this flood, 22 people in 6 different groups were stranded in the Subway overnight. Two additional people were stranded overnight in Behunin Canyon. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.510M | 0.00K | |||||||
| (MLF)MILFORD MUNI AR | BEAVER CO. | UT | 08/16/2012 | 18:29 | MST-7 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CEDAR CITY | IRON CO. | UT | 08/17/2012 | 17:15 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 1.500M | 0.00K | |
| ZION LODGE | WASHINGTON CO. | UT | 08/17/2012 | 18:45 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCKVILLE | WASHINGTON CO. | UT | 08/17/2012 | 20:00 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ADAIRVILLE | KANE CO. | UT | 08/19/2012 | 15:40 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ESCALANTE MUNI ARPT | GARFIELD CO. | UT | 08/19/2012 | 16:50 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| ZION LODGE | WASHINGTON CO. | UT | 08/19/2012 | 17:15 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| VIRGIN | WASHINGTON CO. | UT | 08/19/2012 | 17:40 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TOQUERVILLE | WASHINGTON CO. | UT | 08/19/2012 | 18:00 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ADAIRVILLE | KANE CO. | UT | 08/19/2012 | 22:30 | MST-7 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NEWHOUSE | BEAVER CO. | UT | 08/21/2012 | 13:11 | MST-7 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.510M | 0.00K |
