Amazing Flash Flood in Southern Utah HD

[@mikesoldaccount]

there's a lot more debris in the water than I would have expected. and it's not really water it's more like a thick milkshake with logs in it. great video thank you learned a lot

[@HaffSack]

After watching this watch it again and look at the background. This is why that looks the way it does.

[@rankinstudio]

The drainage basins are huge, flood has a lot of time to pick stuff up before it arrives where I am filming. :)

[@screenplayer77]

rankinstudio amazing power as it moves all that debris in the first moments. You get some amazing shots, you most def have some experience with those washes! Good video!

[@mosescuh3644]

T h I c C M i L k S h A k E

[@eastwestcoastkid]

rankinstudio how deep does it get? Great filming by the way..

[@BlindIo42]

Thank you for this incredible footage, I have often tried to convey to people not familiar with the desert the dangers of flash flooding. Your footage makes that danger much easier to understand for the novice.

[@DustinBKerensky97]

I'm glad you got that video because nobody else should ever get that close to a flash flood. But it is cool to see it like that.

[@reggierico]

Awesome! The debris field being pushed along the leading edge is amazing and mesmerizing to watch, guess you have to know when to disengage!

[@rankinstudio]

The monsoon season in the 4 corners is fantastic. I love the power of the storms. It brings life to the desert.

[@jblob5764]

great footage! Thanks for putting yourself in a sketchy spot for the entertainment of us couch surfers

[@Capt_Atomos]

Now i just feel ashamed

[@TheGeekMonster]

Amazing! Great job in capturing the event and staying safe. Fascinating, especially for us non-desert dwellers, to see all that mud and debris at first, and then as it washes away, the water becomes clear. Really beautiful shot at the end.

[@peatorv]

Amazing video, Utah is such an amazing state - first you get this, then you drive north for a few hours and you get giant jagged mountains with tons of snow. Incredible.

[@LaDayna04]

Wow. I grew up in Utah and I have been to some of the washes but they were bone dry. Thank you for filming this. I have major respect for stuff like this.

[@foxyrvg567]

Amazing video footage!!! When the floods begin, I can't get over how quickly they take off! All I can say is, "Wow!" I enjoyed watching your video!

[@rankinstudio]

Thanks for your concern. The water doesn't form new paths as the front wall is coming down. It will always follow the path of least resistance - the existing stream channel. After the flood gets going and picks up a bed load, then it carves new paths for subsequent floods. While this is risky, I have been doing it for over 10 years. The rewards of seeing / filming these floods is well worth the risk to me. Cheers, David.

[@henryrollins9177]

You certainly know how those floods work in that area... good footage..!

[@Rishabhjainaarjay]

Thank you very much for the video sir and for bearing risk to show us flash floods it helped alot in understanding the phenomenon

[@FPVsean]

Wow that's incredible, and yes, it is so incredibly dangerous in every aspect. Great share though, I love to see the true start of a flash flood, how non-gradual a process it can be! The sound of all those rocks is brilliant, and that setting is really something too, those canyons and mountainous landforms in the background are very striking.

[@indiesthlm]

This gorgeous video deserves a separate comment: AWESOME camera work. I'm also glad you respected the phenomenon (and warned other viewers), this shit is deadly! =)

[@bruvvamoff]

I've lost count how many times I've watched this video. Thanks for putting yourself at risk to get these fantastic shots.

[@snakebitmgee]

Nice footage man. I could have watched that for an hour. Amazing that you caught the front end of that flood. I have lived in Nevada my whole life and never saw the beginning of the flood. Very cool.

[@nameofthepen]

Ha ha...love that you commented. I grew up in southern Nevada, and we had horses. Even the young kids knew not to ride in the gullies and canyons when there were storms around.

[@HOOLIGANfilmz]

BEAUTY and the BEAST. The backdrops are gorgeous! That sludge is crazy! Great footage

[@pigjubby1]

Great, great footage. Fantastic stuff. Quite beautiful how it all works. Thanks for sharing.

[@57medve]

This is absolutely incredible ! Thank you for this document !

[@gregsimonson4312]

That's really cool, thanks for taking the time to show us.

[@oldswimr]

I'm in this area every year and hike the slots regularly, I'm always watching the weather. Beautiful work OP.

[@riparianlife97701]

Excellent video! Thanks for filming and posting.

[@elkhunter8664]

Sorry, another comment. I have spent 58 years in Arizona, and as a child my family would go looking for flash floods when it rained. Hey, it was kind of small town entertainment. Loved it. Thanks again for the video.

[@SamExploresLife]

This is so awesome, you did a terrific job! I'd like to know- how much time is between the time that it stops raining and when the flash flood occurs?

[@BibleIllustrated]

This is such a powerful footage! Thanks for sharing!

[@GozUnlimited]

What happens the morning after I've eaten a chicken vindaloo

[@markbrinton6790]

GozUnlimited good hell. Thanks for that troubling visual.

[@kkr_1980]

Was expecting a big wave with huge noise (wind and trees breaking) as depicted in the movies. Only now, i know they look much calm, quite and easy to misjudge. That is why so many people are dying in flashfloods.

[@Rhinozherous]

I like the sound it makes! Awesome video, thanks!

[@garydunken7934]

Nicely captured on video. That leading front with debris looked very creepy when it rolled by.

[@shuearie6869]

Good camera work there mate.

[@jayphillips4058]

Really nice footage; imagine the cycles and volume of water over so much time that created the landscape there.

[@Michael_00001]

That was pretty cool. Shows that even though it's sunny and not raining where you are, these floods can come out of nowhere. That was a fairly minor one. Still no match for my Jeep ;)

[@carcillian]

Michael Kirst durrr muh jeep cud beat all duh flood waters...durrrr....I'm duh jeepboy duuurrrr...

[@lacrosse4higher]

Michael Kirst that's the joke

[@TheBeeFactory]

Wow. Tough guy over here. lol He doesn't give a FUCK about floods. No really though, that "minor one" would kill you and destroy your stupid jeep.

[@Michael_00001]

Calling an inanimate object "stupid" is cause for concern and questions even basic intelligence. I could understand if you personally didn't care for a type of vehicle. Assuredly there are floods that could possibly kill me or destroy my Jeep but not the one shown in this video.

[@MegaBlackDays]

Go try it and report back to us

[@patbingham9689]

Your recent drone shots are the coolest yet. Thanks so much for showing us the awesome power of water in the high desert!

[@marcusa5521]

Utah is a beaitiful state.

[@lowellmccormick6991]

+Marcus A As a guy from La. swampland which is flat & muddy, Utah is my favorite state. I think it's a cultural shock kind of thing. I suggest the book series, Roadside Geology. It makes driving old U.S. 50 a real fun time.

[@kwak83thegreat72]

+lowell mccormick 50 is my favorite drive, make sure to gas up at all gas stations tho lol

[@heids418]

We just did a cross country road trip during which Utah became my new favorite state. I couldn't get over how incredibly beautiful it was...mountains, valleys, buttes, canyons, rivers, lakes, wild horses, red dirt...so cool. I would spend some serious time there if I had it my way, think I'll retire there someday :)

[@riverguy9]

Wow! So much solids in the first flows. Some pretty ballsy positioning there, stepping out of its way several times. Thanks for posting this.

[@owenmonast9582]

And to think that lava can flow this fast...scary

[@anneoreilly4900]

Great footage. I really like the early stuff - glad I went back in time.

[@DieselDave]

Awesome vid - well done. Thx for sharing.

[@rankinstudio]

Thanks!

[@catladylucy]

WOW! That was amazing photography. I live in Las Vegas I know how deadly flash floods can be. You really captured the essence and power of what a flash flood can be.

[@boboala1]

Holy cow! I've only been out West a few times. You people ought to post warnings about this danger. It's not just water, but a slurry of mud/debris that moves fast! This could kill kids, or worse, dogs!

[@chriszewski]

boboala1 "or worse...", eh? *;)*

[@ronaldnash2095]

chriszewski lol I was thinking the same thing.

[@Cowboydjrobot]

Actually the areas where washes cross roadways are marked with warnings. They are often barricaded as well to keep cars out. Unfortunately every year people put themselves and their families in danger by ignoring the warnings

[@rayb1036]

boboala1 or worse dogs?? 🤔

[@RussianPowerful]

boboala1 gotta save those puppers first!

[@DamonHawl]

i love videos like these, no talking just camera angles

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

Great video man!

[@surferei]

always wondered what those would be like in person. i bet the video does it no justice. thanks for uploading!

[@mitchellfolbe8729]

Would love to see it from a drone perspective.

[@turicaederynmab5343]

That landscape looks absolutely beautiful.

[@Wayoutthere]

How nature spreads nutrients around, great to watch.

[@spynverzyon]

Way cool, and expertly filmed. We go to Cedar City every summer for the Shakespeare festival, and we've often been lucky enough to catch a thunderstorm or two and the subsequent spectacle of flooding.

[@ramsay4804]

Nice work...thats cool

[@davidca96]

I really want to visit Utah some day, the mountains and dry dead zones are so awesome looking. I want to go there and just sit, tens of miles from any type of dwelling or human contact.

[@golfball5309]

get a drone and film one of these

[@Jessergdl]

Donald Trump Build a wall and stop the flood

[@golfball5309]

Jesser Gdl I will stop illegal water from entering our country

[@harrykuheim6107]

Obama and hysterical Democrats will blame Trump for making it rain again...

[@numbereightyseven]

Harry Kuheim And Republicans think that because they believe Trump can make it rain.

[@MrRyan13214]

then everyone looks up too see two hookers that were paid by trump and they realise he really can make it rain.

[@PseudoAccurate]

Fantastic. It gives you a real sense of what these events are like.

[@edgarlopez8485]

damn better than the discovery channel

[@Mickdrives4fun]

Definitely going to bring the family to Utah for a vacation all of us would love that trip, thanks so much for the spots to check out they all are perfect and will hold the interest of my gang ... Thanks again Beautiful Place can't wait.

[@dmnx600rr]

2:40 is that Nessie? btw, nice video.

[@rankinstudio]

Not sure lol, maybe.

[@potriadian]

Incredible! Great work of the camera and what a courage. Hats off !

[@Davidevgen]

look like earth took a massive dump to me lol great footage

[@stanleylucky]

Brave camera men! you've always made history. Steady, steady, run! perfect.

[@Imhesbrother]

now that is some dangerous shit...

[@cmeflywva]

WOW! Excellent job filming this. I always wondered what the washes looked like out there when flooded. Thanks for the opportunity to see this. It was greatly appreciated! Be careful out there!!

[@beta447]

Magnificent!

[@bcshooterfmjprime7540]

absolutely amazing footage. good job. that's so much more intense then most people probably realize.

[@rickcharles5064]

When someone says, "We got a shit-load of rain." That storm at the first part is what they're talking about.

[@SmiIeyPete]

That's great camera work. I wish this and his other video would be used as a tutorial for people who want to capture movement or run and film.

[@deborahcrowe5358]

is this the guy that died this week in flooding? he looks similar, but i can't remember his name.. hope it wasn't you friend.

[@rankinstudio]

+deborah crowe Nope, didn't get to film this one.

[@bioshockinfinite8701]

+rankinstudio these can kill you?

[@bioshockinfinite8701]

+rankinstudio the only way it can probably kill you if you're hiking in a narrow canyon and it comes down on you right?

[@shalakabooyaka1480]

+Bioshock Infinite Say someone(not a smart person) camped in one of the gullies as it looked cool, not knowing there was a storm 15 miles away that's now a river on top of you. Generally they kill when someone is unaware they are en route.

[@cdstrngr]

+Bioshock Infinite These can't because the banks are so short and wide...If it was storming hard I'm sure it would be more climactic....This is a very mild example of a flash flood....I've only seen one flash flood in my life and the one I saw was probably about 20x worse than this. The one I saw could most definitely kill you...The initial flow is near impossible to swim in because it is very dense due to all the mud (good luck floating/doggy paddling in that).....add drift wood on top of that and you are DONE.

[@matthewbanwart2203]

Really exceptional video, southern utah is one of my favorite places ive ever been, bryce, zion, out around escalante...... and this video was a blast to see

[@mikerich32]

Flash flood? More like flash mud. That shit was thick af xD

[@madare]

AERO BLKHWK32 "thicker than a bowl of oatmeal"

[@venixed184]

Thicker than my bowels after a fibre diet.

[@Spearfisher1970]

I've been out there in drier weather, so didn't get to see these effects. Thank you for a really great video of the western flash flooding process.

[@tommcato2225]

very interesting how the desert change,s in time of rain no doubt the water is life

[@THUTH-ix3tt]

Water is just the medium for Carbon compounds.

[@negvey]

***** Ok

[@janel6033]

You guys did a great job filming this... I live in Arizona and we get flash floods too.

[@bananian]

what happens when i eat too much chilli.

[@arrowsplayground]

bananian man I thought the same. Looks like poo

[@yluj0407]

You really know where these things are going to go. Great camera work!!!

[@MrLilmac75]

It would be cool to see this from the air.

[@KimberleyNicholle]

Great footage, great sound. With my earbuds in, it was almost like I was there.

[@charliefoxtrotthe3rd335]

Why did you not stop it? You just stood there, like an idiot, and watched it just roll on by. You could have at least tried...(this was laced with all the sarcasm I could muster)

[@kx65andyx85rider]

Ok obviously that's a shit joke if you have to say it's sarcasm

[@Kylirr]

@@dappersquid27 then what's the point

[@MungoidHen]

Really interesting to see. I love watching this sort of AWESOME natural event. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@HaffSack]

Do you have any video's teaching people how to spot this happening? It looks very slow coming in then bam! You are in over your head.

[@TrailsTrailsTrails]

Fantastic video and great warning for everyone hiking or camping in those areas.

[@mykocsinuraz6367]

This is how the Zerg spread

[@fun2badult]

damn it i get your reference

[@schoolboy405]

Mykocs Inuraz spawn additional Overlords

[@mykocsinuraz6367]

You must construction additional pylons. I say this every time I go to the ATM and there's no cash left.

[@fieldagent59]

flippin awesome !!!!! I always wanted to see what a Utah flash looks like from ground zero...thx

[@skyflier8955]

I'd probably get a large tube and ride it.

[@rquille]

Great to see the storm so distant then the Wadi ripping through. I only hope you know the area really well because it is no joke getting cut off and the level keeps rising.

[@ctthorste7662]

Did he say nipple wash?

[@Chrisstian111]

This was very interesting to watch. Thank you for covering this flood activity David.

[@NathanaelNewton]

That was amazing D:

[@kopuz.co.uk.]

an irrelevant reply to a 3 year old comment

[@TheJoeDLee]

Thanks for posting another video, I've been a fan of your work for a few years now.

[@MegaXboxKing]

Flash floods, nature's diarrhea after taco night

[@davidnguyen8792]

MegaXKing or me when I eat ice cream XD Yes I'm lactose and tolerant

[@brandonrinkavage6351]

I cant draw ANIME- don't you mean lactose INtolerant. Sounds like you don't actually have it if you can't write it out.

[@davidnguyen8792]

ElectricBCherry it was auto correct and Jesus you don't have to be a damn grammar nazi

[@brandonrinkavage6351]

I cant draw ANIME my bad m8. Auto correct can be a bitch.

[@davidnguyen8792]

ElectricBCherry lol it's ok m8

[@meghinut]

Thank you! I probably would never in my life seen something like this.

[@boxhawk5070]

Reminds me of my toilet the morning after a late night Taco Bell run....

[@Wayoutthere]

To much information...

[@faithrada]

This freaks me out every time I watch it. Amazing footage. Thanks.

[@ifonefan1147]

Why not use a drone and risk nothing?

[@TheBoarb]

iFone Fan not everybody can purchase a drone maybe

[@ifonefan1147]

Here, let me google that for you: www.google.com/#q=cheap+drones

[@TheBoarb]

iFone Fan nice research xD yeah bus a 60$ dronr and fly 10 minutes

[@calebriechman2971]

This was filmed 4 years ago, drones weren't nearly as accessible then compared to now.

[@RyanPhoenixAZ]

iFone Fan Aren't you an entitled millennial... Drones have only recently become the norm and easily accessible for the general consumer.

[@UTBruteForce]

Awesome! I spend so much time in the Utah Desert and have seen many flash floods. Great video. The power of a flash flood is awesome!

[@t_c5266]

Get out there and surf that shit!

[@aaronisaacs6135]

Amazing video, can't believe how quickly it happen's.

[@aarlekz9778]

nipple wash, *giggles*

[@RobFarrowATV]

Impressive video...raw power of nature doesn't disappoint! Love Utah, been there twice, hope to return!

[@Adamo2JZ]

Me the morning after Taco Bell

[@lansa2023]

excellent geo-docu-drama. Really puts the viewer on edge of seat!

[@MC-gb8hn]

LMAO... he said nipple....

[@tedGEGI]

Great video shoots. Makes one appreciate the power of Mother Nature at a moment's notice. Thank you for risking your welfare to capture these incredible scenes. Beautiful landscapes out there, by the way.