EMERY COUNTY, Utah, June 30, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — Emery County has issued a flash flood watch for Friday afternoon and evening.
Officials issued the watch from noon to 9 p.m. Friday and said The Book Cliffs and San Rafael Swell are in the flash flood watch area. Showers and thunderstorms are expected with potential for heavy rainfall Friday.
Officials say those hiking slot canyons on the San Rafael need to remember it doesn’t have to be raining there for flood waters to come down from the canyons.
They also warn if the storm is threatening, visitors should move to higher ground and away from waterways.
