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SALT LAKE CITY — Heavy rain triggered flooding that affected several homes in Washington County Monday night.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for the "western two-thirds of Utah and southwest Wyoming" Monday night.

The outlook stated that "monsoon moisture" would move into southern Utah Monday night, and then across the rest of the state, bringing showers and thunderstorms.

A flash flood warning for south central Washington County was in effect until 9:30 p.m., and flash flooding was confirmed at the Fort Pearce Wash, just northeast of the St. George Golf Club.

NWS Salt Lake City tweeted that the Fort Pearce Wash showed a rise from zero to 7,692 cubic feet per second. The wash empties into the Virgin River, which has recently been running at 60 cubic feet per second.

"The flow of 7,700 (cubic square feet) is a very dangerous flood and is moving toward the area around the St. George Golf Club," the NWS reported.

Residents in St. George reported some flooding, but the extent and seriousness of the flooding has not been confirmed.

Nicholas Melby said he was enjoying the rain when it "got wild," so he decided to drive around his neighborhood. He saw a home experiencing flooding and stopped to help.

"They got people trying to vacuum water out of the house," Melby said. "The yard (is) just destroyed. We're trying to dig a trench for drainage, got a waterfall coming over the retainer wall — unreal."

Melby said the home where he was working had 24 inches of standing water in the basement.

The Utah Red Cross tweeted that six homes have been affected in Washington County and two families have been displaced.

NWS advises not to drive over flooded roads and to report any flooding.

More information will be posted when it is available.

Contributing: Stace Hall

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