Zion National Park Flash Flooding

Flash flooding swept through Zion National Park and nearby Springdale, Utah, on Monday as thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across southern Utah. The National Weather Service issued repeated flash-flood warnings for Washington and Kane counties, including Zion, after the National Park Service reported flooding across the park and along the Virgin River. An NWS warning at 3:58 p.m. MDT said up to 2 inches of rain had fallen and the river gauge near Springdale exceeded 4,000 cubic feet per second. Later, the gauge peaked above 5,500 cubic feet per second at 8 p.m., while rainfall totals reached about 2.25 inches. NPS guidance says The Narrows closes during flash-flood warnings, although a blanket cancellation of Angels Landing trips was not independently established. Flooding also damaged homes and roads in Springdale. The warnings followed a deadly weekend flood at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Additional thunderstorms remained possible Tuesday, according to forecasts.