(Beaver, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is issuing a state of emergency for three counties hard hit by flooding. The declaration covers Beaver, Piute and Sevier counties and will last at least 30 days. It’ll expedite help from state and federal agencies. More flooding is expected in some of those […]
(Beaver, UT) — State Route 153 in Beaver County is now closed indefinitely after a series of flash floods wiped out recent burn scars left by the Cottonwood Fire. Multiple sections of the roadway were destroyed when mudslides took out the asphalt. The closure comes after weekend storms did significant […]
(Beaver, UT) — Beaver city officials are warning residents not to use running tap water for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth or food preparation. This is due to contamination after flash floods swept through the town yesterday. The areas in Grove to the east of Canyon Ballfield will have no […]
(Beaver, UT) — There’s a possibility of more flash flooding in Beaver. Yesterday, flood waters reached Interstate 15 and the Grove neighborhood. The National Weather Service says residents need to be ready to evacuate at any moment. More rain is likely to fall this afternoon. Burn scars from the recent […]
(Beaver, UT) — The burn scars from the Cottonwood Fire are now posing a flooding hazard as the chance of rain increases. Local and state officials tell KUTV that monsoonal moisture could cause large amounts of flooding in Beaver Canyon. The state is telling residents to prepare now with sandbags […]
(Beaver, UT) — Some property owners are being allowed back into the areas left burned by the Cottonwood Fire. The Beaver County Sheriff says property owners can return to Merchant Valley, Hi-Low and Kents Lake. Access is being allowed today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No one […]
(Beaver, UT) — The Cottonwood fire is now over 96-thousand acres and is 58-percent contained. Over 12-hundred firefighters are battling the flames. New images from NASA shows the fire from space. The Landsat 9 satellite captured the full extent of the devastation. The images show how the fire exploded in […]
(Beaver, UT) — The full extent of the Cottonwood Fire is now being seen up close. As the wildfire closes in on 100-thousand acres, it’s now 19-percent contained. The area around the Eagle Point Resort is badly damaged. Resort officials say half of their skiable acreage is burned and four […]
(Beaver, UT) — Homeowners who lost their houses and condos in the Cottonwood Fire are starting to survey the destruction. Yesterday, some of them were allowed into the area outside of Beaver. Several people say they lost cabins that have been in their families for decades. Officials say about 150 […]
(Beaver, UT) — America’s largest current fire is closing in on 100-thousand acres in the heart of Utah. The Cottonwood Fire is now at about 94-thousand acres with four-percent containment. About 150 structures of various sizes are now in ashes. Fire officials estimate that another 130 structures are damaged, but […]
