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Flooding In Hurricane, Washington County, Utah, Oct 22, 2026 · Confirmed
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Status
Confirmed by an official source
Independent sources
1
First seen
Oct 22, 10:24 AM MDT
updated Oct 22, 2:53 PM MDT
Topic
Local News
What Happened
Over 100 homes and RVs were damaged in floods as an emergency was declared in Hurricane, KSTU reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (1), version 2, Oct 22, 3:32 PM MDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Evacuations ordered in Hurricane due to imminent flooding · KSTUOct 22, 10:24 AM MDT
Flooding in Hurricane forces evacuations, widespread road closures · KSTUOct 22, 11:43 AM MDT
Over 100 homes, RVs damaged in floods as emergency declared in Hurricane · KSTUOct 22, 2:53 PM MDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
Flash Flood Warning
“Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 9:52AM MDT until October 22 at 11:45AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT”
FFWSLC The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Utah... * Until 1145 AM MDT. * At 952 AM MDT, Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen across the headwaters of Gould Wash, and a large flood wave is moving downstream through Hurricane. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Gould Wash through Hurricane.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 22, 9:52 AM MDT
A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 22, 10:30 AM MDT
A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 22, 10:30 AM MDT
A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 22, 10:30 AM MDT
A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 22, 10:35 AM MDT
A river gauge in the county read higher than usual for the month. · Oct 22, 10:50 AM MDT
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Washington County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.
How We Decided
Oct 22, 11:26 AM MDTPublished: One source reported it, and an official source confirms it.