Local brief
Wasatch County: Flood Watch through Monday (NWS, Oct. 9, 2026)
Flood Watch issued October 9 at 1:04PM MDT until October 12 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City UT has Wasatch County, Utah, under a Flood Watch until Monday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. local time. The alert was in effect as of Friday afternoon, Oct. 9, 2026.
What the Weather Service says: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
Where: A portion of Utah, including the following areas, Western Millard and Juab Counties, Bear Lake and Bear River Valley, Cache Valley/Utah Portion, Eastern Box Elder County, Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Northern Wasatch Front, Salt Lake Valley, Tooele and Rush Valleys, Utah Valley, Wasatch Back, Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Wasatch Mountains South of I-80, Western Uinta Basin and Western Uinta Mountains. This includes recent burn scars such as Rocky Canyon.
Impacts: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and recent burn scars. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.
Precautions from the Weather Service: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Check the live alert before you make plans; the Weather Service can extend, upgrade or cancel it. Source: National Weather Service via api.weather.gov.
Source: the public notice on this register NN-RECAP-20261009-05 · NWS Salt Lake City UT.
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