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| Above, The Narrows at Zion National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It was late in coming, but monsoon season is finally here in the U.S. Southwest. That is welcome news for those of us who are in areas that have seen some drought conditions, but in other places, monsoon storms can turn deadly.
ABC4 News has posted an article on being beware of monsoon-related flash floods in Zion National Park in Utah.
They wrote:
ZION NATIONAL PARK (ABC4 News) — Zion National Park officials are urging caution with the potential of flash flooding in areas such as slot canyons, streams, and dry washes this week.
Monsoon season typically runs from mid-July to mid-September, when flash flooding is most likely to occur. While there are currently no flash flood warnings in effect at the park, rangers say even a potential for flash floods is cause for serious concern because conditions can take a turn for the worse in an instant.
At a place like Zion with many slot canyons that converge into river systems, park officials say it doesn’t take much rain in an isolated area to begin flowing downstream. An isolated cell can move over any of the canyons and quickly cause a flash flood, officials said.To read more, go here.
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