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Severe Weather Threatens State

Severe Weather Threatens State

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah residents are starting the week with the potential for flash floods. Southern Utah is facing elevated flash flood risks while scattered microbursts threaten northern and central parts of the state. The National Weather Service warns that Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks, have a […]

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This Thursday, July 12, 2018 photo released by Benji Xie shows flooding from a waterfall on the Havasupai reservation in Supai, Ariz. About 200 tourists were being evacuated Thursday from a campground on tribal land near famous waterfalls deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon. (Benji Xie via AP)

Cox Issues State Of Emergency For Southern Utah Flooding

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox wants to make it easier for southern Utah communities to get help as they recover from severe flooding. The governor issued a state of emergency declaration for Grand, Emery and Wayne counties yesterday. The order allows state agencies to offer aid to the […]

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1 man dies after heavy rains bring flash flooding in Utah

1 man dies after heavy rains bring flash flooding in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a miner has died in central Utah after a flash flood swept him away. The flooding Sunday night came as heavy rains fell across the state, causing mudslides that left many cities cleaning up the mess on Monday. A wall of water and […]

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This Thursday, July 12, 2018 photo released by Benji Xie shows flooding from a waterfall on the Havasupai reservation in Supai, Ariz. About 200 tourists were being evacuated Thursday from a campground on tribal land near famous waterfalls deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon. (Benji Xie via AP)

Heavy rains bring flash flooding, damage across Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Several parts of Utah are cleaning up after heavy rains brought flooding, mudslides and hail on Sunday.  Streets turned into torrents of rainwater and flooded parts of cities ranging from Salt Lake City and Tooele to Cedar City and Enoch. Cars were flooded and authorities […]

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Zion National Park reopens; more flooding remains ‘probable’

Zion National Park reopens; more flooding remains ‘probable’

HILDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park has reopened with modified operations after a flash flood swept through portions of southern Utah. Park officials urged visitors on Wednesday to exercise caution and to expect delays as clean up efforts continue and damage is assessed following Tuesday’s flood. The National Weather […]

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