Amazing Flash Flood / Debris Flow Southern Utah HD

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July 18th 2013. Massive debris flow / flash flood in Southern Utah. Close to 3" of rain fell north of my location and I filmed these shots 6+ hours after the fact.

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[Snarkapotamus]

This is why you never camp in a dry wash...it may be sunny and blue skies overhead, but that doesn't mean sh*t to water!

[bourbonn.pearls]

Its so weird how the leading edge of the flood looks soooo dry.

[ItothaGO]

Everyone: Massive flooding

post 10: (grabs rake) This is what I've trained for....

[ovechkinsn]

it doesn't even look like water coming towards you, it looks like a wizard casted a spell that creates trees and shit

[PapaSmurfzzHD]

when you're making hot choc but the powder won't mix with the milk

[willyboy]

The comment under his high school yearbook picture said "Most likely to die in a flash flood in Utah." lol

[muun]

It only takes about 3 inches of water to knock you off your feet, and even less if there's debris in it or it is a fast current. Do NOT fuck with water folks.

[willer]

One of my favorite geological sayings: “There is no such thing as a former riverbed.”

[johnm.evangelis]

I can not believe it was tumbling that huge rock like that on flat ground, it goes to show you the power of mother nature...

[klasspodcast]

I like how theres no music I can hear what nature sounds like, pretty awesome footage thank you.

[viqneuman.]

I love how you run beside it.
Cause it really does look like it's moving slowly.
But you were running and couldn't keep up.
Which means none of us would ever out run it. Head for the hills after a rain in Utah.
I love these videos.

[mr.d]

Great footage. You should get a drone.

[Kevin]

After five years of watching this video off and on, it still ranks as one of the best close up looks at how dangerous these flows can be. If you even get a foot caught in that mess you are dead. You may not drown right away but you sure as hell are going get beaten to death by all the debris.

[smudgy]

The way the front of it rolls is so amazing to watch. So strange. Never seen anything like this before, thank you 👍

[jburritt]

I like to teach newbees about desert safety.  This video is a great example.

[Call_Me_Echelon]

It's sort of mesmerizing.

This is why you never camp in a wash. The weather can be completely clear, not a cloud in sight, you're looking up at the stars and next thing you know you're being washed away. The only warning you'll have is a low rumble in the distance that slowly gets louder. By the time you realize what it is you're swimming for your life.

[chrisyanover]

I have lived in Arizona my whole life, especially in very remote areas (that are now suburbs). One thing I know is it is very dangerous to play chicken with a flash flood debris flow. It is not wise at all to be in a dry wash when a flash flood is coming because once the water hits you, it just gets more and more intense behind it and if you don't get to higher ground in time, you will get swept away!

[mibe]

I don't think your microphones are picking up the low freq sound. I was with my step-grandfather near Moab, (I was 7, I don't remember where) when he screamed to get out of the wash. It sounded like a freight train coming. Gratefully, we both got out safely, thanks to my step-grandfather's experience down there. It would have been so easy to fall down or break a leg and I would have been stuck. Just a few years ago, I was in Zion when a flash flood killed a bunch of people in a slot canyon, I think it was Keyhole canyon. The SAR folks did a great job finding the bodies. It can happen. Be conservative, be safe. A few years before that, real havoc was wrought near Escalante. I got caught in desert quicksand hiking up a slot canyon a week after the flood. If I didn't have my Gitzo carbon fiber tripod extended over my shoulder, I probably wouldn't have gotten out. I can just imagine someone finding my hat, picking it up, and finding a head underneath. I am more careful now.

[turicaederynmab]

I feel so anxious whenever I see those things getting close to the lens.

[jasonwilde]

That's one of the most unnaturally natural thing I've seen in a while.