Utah’s Flood Watch

Heavy equipment digs a drainage ditch in Eagle Mountain...
Ladd Egan

Eagle Mountain homes cleaning up from rain, flooding

Residents of the Spring Run neighborhood in Eagle Mountain worked into the early morning hours Thursday to place sandbags and pump floodwater away from homes.
11 months ago
Volunteers help to fill sandbags at Murray Park on April 29. Salt Lake County officials are setting...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Utah’s runoff flood risk is all but over. What happens to all the sandbags now?

Local and state governments distributed millions of sandbags over the past few months as Utah's record snowpack rekindled fears of repeating widespread flooding in 1983, the last time the statewide snowpack reached as high as it did this year.
11 months ago
damaged campsite...
Alex Cabrero

Several Utah campsites are closed because of snow and damage

Many families go camping on Father's Day weekend but sites normally open this time of year remain closed because of snow and damage.
11 months ago
A dump truck moving a dozens of unused sandbags for new recreational areas. (KSL TV)...
Andrew Adams

Morgan County crews clean up sandbags with plans for sand

Unused sand bags are being repurposed as flooding concerns begin to slow down in Morgan County.
11 months ago
(Utah County Sheriff’s Office)...
Alex Cabrero

Concerns mount after heavy rainfall threatens historic Camp Floyd

Normally, the small creek is maybe two inches deep. With all the rain flow, though, it flooded and covered the road.
11 months ago
Brigham Pett fishing at Pineview...
Mike Anderson

Advancements in water management help reduce flood damage

The weather is playing a significant role in minimizing our flood damage, and with a record snowpack comes record runoff.
11 months ago
(UDOT)...
Ashley Moser

Seasonal road openings delayed as UDOT works to clear record-breaking snowpack

UDOT crews have been busy working to clear seasonal routes but because of all the snow still up in the mountains, only about half of the roads are reopened.
11 months ago
Majority of events canceled at Farmington park due to flooding...
Lauren Steinbrecher

Majority of events canceled at Farmington park due to flooding

A popular Farmington park has had to ask events booked at the park to cancel or reschedule because of flooding.
11 months ago
Construction is underway to repair a section of the Nebo Loop after it washed away last month thank...
Mike Anderson

Construction underway to repair washed out Nebo Loop

Construction is underway to repair a section of the Nebo Loop after it washed away last month thanks to a waterfall that formed down the mountainside.
11 months ago
Prove River blast...
Carter Williams, KSL.com & Ladd Eagan, KSL TV

Explosives blow out ice bridge over Provo River

Traffic in Provo Canyon came to a temporary standstill Wednesday afternoon as a bomb squad used explosives to destroy an ice bridge that formed over the Provo River as a result of a massive avalanche by the popular Bridal Veil Falls over the winter.
11 months ago
Farmington Bay...
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Kim Bojórquez, Axios

How Utah’s record snowpack is impacting the Great Salt Lake’s shorebirds

Janice Gardner vividly remembers what it was like to venture out into the Great Salt Lake's vast wetlands as she and multiple groups of volunteers began counting shorebirds as part of the first extensive shorebird count in the area since 1995.
11 months ago
Logs removed from Provo River...
Shelby Lofton

People ignoring signs, recreating in flooded areas up Provo Canyon

Officials said people are disregarding signs on the trails up Provo Canyon and heading straight into danger.
11 months ago
Bell Canyon Waterfall...
Karah Brackin

Water levels to peak in Sandy, steer clear of swift water

Water levels will peak in Sandy City Rivers in the next few weeks.
11 months ago
Provo River running high...
Andrew Adams

Provo River to run closer to flood stage as managers navigate runoff

City officials said they expected flows along the Provo River to be increased again next week as water managers continued to work through the spring runoff.
11 months ago
Dead mosquitos...
Mike Anderson

The downside to the record snow and runoff water: Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are likely to be a big problem this summer, thanks to all of that much-needed water we now have.
11 months ago
city creek flow...
Karah Brackin

Last of runoff is manageable Salt Lake County leaders say

Most of Utah has been concerned about the runoff for the last several weeks but it appears the rest of the snowmelt season will be manageable.
11 months ago
Photo of a home after the Rudd Creek Mudslide that occurred on May 31, 1983, in Farmington, Utah. C...
Andrew Adams

Man returns to Farmington neighborhood to reflect on devastating 1983 mudslide

Forty years to the date a massive mudslide filled his parents’ home with mud and water while destroying several other houses, a man returned to his old neighborhood to reflect.
11 months ago
Area where a Layton hiker got trapped in the creek in Adams Canyon due to the rushing water...
Lauren Steinbrecher

Layton hiker who became trapped, injured in rushing water thankful for bystanders who helped

A Layton couple is thanking the bystanders who helped a hiker after he fell into a creek up a canyon and got trapped in the water.
11 months ago
Falls in the Ogden Waterfall Canyon Trail...
Mike Anderson

Heavy runoff restoring scenery after years of drought

While the heavy runoff has brought some flood damage, it has also restored some of the scenery we've lost over several years of drought.
11 months ago
Stacked sandbags...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko KSL.com and Alex Cabrero KSLTV.com

Utah County, Sandy issue disaster declarations for flood response

Government leaders in Utah County and Sandy have issued emergency declarations to help mitigate and respond to potential flooding from the spring runoff.
11 months ago
Murray kneeboarder...
Lauren Steinbrecher

Warning signs posted after kneeboarder seen on swift runoff

Murray City has posted extra signs and the fire department is warning the community after citizens said they’ve been seeing a man take advantage of high water in Murray Park in a potentially dangerous way. 
11 months ago
City Creek as it flows through Memory Grove in Salt Lake City....
Jed Boal

None of the four creeks in SLC are expected to reach flood stage

None of the four creeks that drain into the city are forecasted to get anywhere near flood stage before the snow runs out.
11 months ago
Salt Lake County flooding...
Andrew Adams

Hydrologist optimistic about Salt Lake County runoff picture as thunderstorm threat looms

A longtime hydrologist expressed optimism Monday about the potential for the county to avoid any further runoff and flooding issues.
11 months ago
A vial of floodwater from the 1983 flooding in Salt Lake City. (KSL TV)...
Shelby Lofton

Utah historian uncovers artifacts from 1983 floods

A Utah museum curator stumbled across some intriguing artifacts from the 1983 flooding that hit Utah years ago.
11 months ago

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