Overview
- City officials issued evacuation orders for Willow Wind RV Park and neighborhoods along Gould Wash after life-threatening flash flooding struck parts of Hurricane on Thursday.
- Hurricane Mayor Clark Fawcett declared a local emergency as crews reported about 80 homes and roughly 50 recreational vehicles damaged while rescue and assessment teams worked in flooded areas.
- The National Weather Service warned that 1–2 inches of rain in Gould Wash headwaters produced a large flood wave that carried mud and debris through streets and submerged vehicles.
- Multiple routes and park roads are closed, including State Route 24 in Capitol Reef and Kolob Terrace Road at SR-8, and the Navajo Police Department reported a collapsed Paiute Farms Road at the Utah–Arizona border, which is not passable.
- Emergency shelters and medical staging are open for displaced residents, officials are still assessing infrastructure damage to bridges, culverts and power boxes, and the storm’s repeat flooding of Gould Wash raises concern about continued vulnerability and recovery needs.