UTAH HIT by FLASH FLOODS — Evacuations as Desert Wash Turns Into RIVER

A destructive flash flood wave swept through the town of Hurricane in southern Utah on Thursday, October 22, turning dry desert washes into raging rivers. Expanded flash flood warnings and flood watches now cover over a dozen zones from Zion and St. George to Moab and Lake Powell. Meteorologists attribute the severe weather to a slow-moving low-pressure system originating from the Pacific Northwest, which pulled a late-season surge of tropical moisture into the region. This follows record-high mountain soil moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel and raises the risk of debris flows over recent burn scars in the Abajo Mountains. In this video, we examine the meteorological setup behind the Utah floods, track the expanding weather alerts across the state, and analyze the drought impacts and dropping snow levels. Global Weather covers natural disasters and extreme weather events as they develop, using sourced reporting and avoiding unsupported speculation. CHAPTERS 0:00 — Flash Flood Wave Hits Utah 3:20 — Expanding Warnings Across Southern Utah 7:04 — What Caused the Storms? 8:34 — Drought Relief and the Wasatch Front SOURCES National Weather Service KSL Moab Sun News #UtahFlood #UtahFlashFlood #UtahFlood2026 #UtahDisaster #FlashFlood #GouldWash #ExtremeWeather #GlobalWeather