ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah — Storm clouds from the remnants of Hurricane Priscilla reached southern Utah Thursday afternoon, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to popular national park destinations, including Zion National Park and Moab.

The entire region remained under a flash flood watch as visitors and officials prepared for what's expected to be a very wet weekend across southern Utah.

At Zion National Park, a brief but intense downpour on Thursday afternoon temporarily turned the flood watch into a flood warning. The Virgin River rose as much as 42% within a couple of hours before beginning to recede.

Mike Holtel, visiting from South Carolina to celebrate his 61st birthday, had planned to hike The Narrows but found his window of opportunity closing.

"The window is going t

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