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BIG WATER, Kane County — Aerial footage of raging flash floods near Lake Powell was captured by a drone on Saturday.
David Rankin, who films flash floods and other weather phenomenon and posts it on Youtube, said in the video description that capturing this flash flood from the air comes "after two years of planning and waiting for the right moment."
KSL Meteorologist Dan Guthrie said this flash flood and other flash floods in Utah over the weekend were unique because they originated from "pop-up storms" that rained solely in a specific area without moving.
"Utah is especially prone to flash floods because it's ground is mostly rock that doesn't absorb rainwater very well," Guthrie said.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of Southern Utah Friday that is effective until 9:30 p.m. Monday night. Heavy rain caused many rivers across Southern Utah to rise drastically, according to the NWS.
Heavy rain Saturday led to dramatic rises on rivers/streams over southern Utah. Check out these examples. #utwxpic.twitter.com/rTQuRibwLn — NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) June 7, 2015
Flash floods can move extremely fast and even if it's under 6 inches, it can knock you over, Guthrie said.
The best thing to do if one is caught in a flash flood is "turn around and don't drown," keeping out of washes and slot canyons, Gunthie said
Spencer Ricks is a KSL.com news writing intern and student at Dixie State University from Snoqualmie, Washington. Contact him at newsintern@deseretdigital.com.
