A Monster Flash Flood / Debris Flow. Drone Footage

August 30th brought with it great atmospheric conditions for some large long lasting storms over Southern Utah. A massive thunderstorm stalled up this basin and dumped billions of gallons of water in around and hour and a half. This impressive flash flood / debris flow is what resulted from all of the rain. Do not upload this video to any other sites. Feel free to embed it from YouTube. Cheers!

[ati-equipment]

Great job. No music, no "WOW" from people. Just the sound of mother nature doing her thing. A+ :)

[HenryDube]

This is the best recorded flash flood I've seen so far, covers the flood in almost all angles.

[leesquirrel]

Growing up camping and being out in nature I thought I knew what a "flash flood" was. Seeing these amazing videos showed me just how little I knew. I love the drone footage. Great way to follow the massive amount of, water and destruction. Thank you.

[roberttrail]

This footage from the drone is off the charts. Well done!

[gup]

Time spent in the Utah deserts is good for humans. Brings things into perspective. Thank you for the video!

[dumbcow]

The sound of all the wood cracking as is stresses and hits each other, its so ominous. I love this video. AWESOME catch!

[NorthernChev]

Having witnessed floods such as these in S. Utah myself, one of the things that is really hard to demonstrate in video is the SOUND of the debris field as it approaches and goes by in the first minutes. You can kind of hear it a little bit in this video but you really have to be there to know exactly what I mean. It's spine-chilling with all the cracking and popping of the wood as it's being ripped apart and tossed around, tumbling and scraping. Crack, crack, snap, snap, crack!

[danieltcruz]

Awesome footage from about 1:23 onwards. Most of your videos at least have the name of the stream where the flood is occurring. This one doesn't have a name.

More complete and/or detailed location information about where you were when you filmed one of your videos would be valuable; something more than just the name of the wash/stream, i.e. what road you were near when you filmed, etc.

[richarddrum]

Had to go back and be sure this was drone footage and not some crazy person out in the channel running for his life ahead of the wave😀 great footage.

[MrKabDrivr]

I'll never have enough of your videos... Thanks for sharing them!...

[iantojones]

I like the way you caught a lot of moving fronts. Also the aerial views were spectacular. And the video was on the shorter side. Good work!

[GeoscienceImaging]

The drone shots really add to these videos, the footage is so good. Thanks for sharing these!

[bearfoot]

I've only witnessed one flash flood, in person. The power and speed of them demands respect. Well done!

[carrollcameron]

I'd like to see some videos on where these flash floods with debris end up. River, lake, ocean, where ever. Seeing how the debris flow ones disperse when they empty into a body of water would actually be great.

[tbjylud]

I have been watching your videos on and off as you've added them...I guess for the past 2-3 years maybe? I love flash floods. Looks like you do, too. Nice to see someone actually chase them to get footage.

[aztraingranny]

David, you've outdone yourself! Your flash flood videos have always raised the hair on my neck. Awesome!
(retired, Flood Control District of Maricopa County)

[aqcaguy]

Just watched your vid from 2013 today and thought I BET THIS GUY WILL GET A DRONE ONE DAY.  Yee- YUP!  Nicely Done.. or should I say Nicely Drone...

[orientlover]

At 0:35 a couple standing on edge filming in coming flood. They seem to ignore their own precarious position - the earth could just collapse under their feet with the force of onrushing waters and logs of wood.

[bobolike]

I love your work! Natures energy is so captivating. I can't imagine being there, it has to be pretty humbling though. I once was witness to a large rock slide in the Sierras Near Yosemite. Boulders the size of cars and large Pine trees snapping like tooth picks. It was incredible, but I have to say I have never felt so small and weak as that moment. Thanks for sharing your work!

[HuckOutdoors]

Awesome footage. What part of Southern Utah?