Flash Flood Warning: Pictures Show Downpour, Flooded Streets in Cedar City

Monsoonal storms brought torrential rain to Cedar City Thursday, resulting in street flooding, along with some reported residential and commercial business flooding.

Water gushes from a storm drain vent at the intersection of 800 West and 200 North Streets in Cedar City

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City issued a Flash Flood Warning from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. in South Central Iron County, stating that "doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen," said the weather service in an alert that came out at 3:08 p.m.

Three cars are partly submerged as a police officer stands thigh-deep at an underpass of I-15 near Canyon View High School in Cedar City.

The alert went on to state that "additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area."

Two people standing in waist-deep water attempt to move a car stalled in flood waters off north Main Street in Cedar City.

The weather service also cautioned that "life threatening flash flooding" could occur in "creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses."

Water gushes from a storm drain vent on 800 West street in Cedar City.

Iron County School District also alerted parents to bussing delays as a result of the downpour. The warning, which came by text, also stated that some younger students were being held at schools because "conditions in some areas mean it is not safe to release children to walk home."

Chaos ensues as the height of the storm coincided with the dismissal of classes at area schools, causing confusion and delays for parents and students.

Nikki Koontz, Director of Marketing and Communication at Southern Utah University said that SUU facilities crews were still "accessing the situation on campus."

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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