Keyhole Canyon was still inaccessible to Search and Rescue crews due to weather and high water levels. Park rangers checked on the canyoneers again. Due to weather at the time and through the evening, it was determined that rescue operations could not be safely initiated.ĩ:00 p.m. Keyhole Canyon was already flash flooding. Rangers located the group’s vehicles, but did not see any sign of the group. Another canyoneering group who had been through Keyhole Canyon just before the flood reported to park rangers that they had passed a group of seven canyoneers and believed that they may have been caught in the flood. Virgin River at Virgin: 1,690 cfs at 9:15 pmĥ:30 p.m. River levels this high occur approximately once every three years. The flow of the North Fork of the Virgin River rose abruptly from 55 Cubic Feet per Second (CFS) to 2,630 CFS in 15 minutes. Rangers noted Keyhole Canyon and several other canyons began to flash flood. Zion Canyon received 0.63 inches of rain in less than one hour. The group of seven entered Keyhole Canyon.Ĥ:30 to 5:30 p.m. Canyons were closed to canyoneering.ģ:30 to 4:30 p.m. The warning was publicized through several media sources and posted in all of the park’s contact stations. The park area came under a flash flood warning from the National Weather Service. The group of seven picked up their canyoneering permit for Keyhole Canyon.Ģ:22 p.m. Timeline Monday, September 14, 2015ħ:40 a.m.
The canyoneers along with their families and friends are in our thoughts,” said Zion Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh in a press release on September 17, 2015. We have witnessed an incredible community of the family members and friends of the canyoneers come together to support one another. “Our heartfelt sympathies go out to those affected by the flash flooding in Keyhole Canyon. A permit is required for traveling through Keyhole Canyon and individuals must complete several short rappels under 30 feet and swim through several pools of water. Keyhole Canyon is a short, narrow slot canyon located on the east side of Zion National Park. A search began Tuesday morning.Īs the search continued for the missing hikers, high water levels and continued rain showers posed further flash flooding concerns and have hampered searchers’ access to portions of the canyoneering route. Park rangers received a report of a group of seven people canyoneering in Keyhole Canyon that had not returned to their car Monday evening. Storms arrived between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m and dropped 0.63” in Zion National Park causing flash floods including in a small canyon called Keyhole Canyon. The forecast calls for highs near 100 and lows in the mid-70s through Sunday, and a bit of cooling - 94 - on Monday.On the afternoon of Monday, Septemsouthwestern Utah received heavy rain. George area through Sunday, and a slight chance on Monday. There’s a 20-30% chance of rain in the St. Temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid-90s through Monday, with overnight lows near 70. There’s a 30% chance of rain in Salt Lake City on Thursday afternoon and evening. Showers and thunderstorms - including some heavy rain, gusty winds and small hail - are possible in the afternoons across much of Utah through Wednesday. On Friday, flash flooding is “expected” in Grand Staircase-Escalante, Natural Bridges, Grand Gulch and Zion “probable” in Capitol Reef and Glen Canyon and “possible” in Arches, Canyonlands and the San Rafael Swell. Flooding is “probable” in Glen Canyon, Natural Bridges, Grand Gulch and the San Rafael Swell it’s “possible” in Arches, Canyonlands and Zion. Live long the space rocket tent! 💪🏼 /UmCLDSlaLU- Marina Gomberg July 22, 2021įlash floods are “expected” in both Capitol Reef and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Our #BryceCanyon campground is now a lazy river (after dime-sized hail).
0 kommentar(er)
