Daily Flood Situation Report May 8
Significant State Activity
New Governor Spencer Cox has announced that he is calling the legislature into a special session on May 17th to discuss ongoing flooding and the need to possibly extend the State Emergency Declaration. [Utah Legislature]
| Other Immediate Concerns Active The most significant rises are forecasted for the South Fork of Ogden River and Sevier River near Hatch. See Flood Warnings here [NWS Twitter]Active Current flood risk is spring runoff, increasing streamflows, and snowmelt. Some reported flood-related landslides are being monitored. |
Box Elder County
● Active Potentially impacted infrastructure near Bear River: Old Barn Community Theatre, Bear Hollow Ski Resort community, Garland City Culinary Water Facility, Corinne City Sewer Treatment Plant, and one residence. [LNO Correspondence]
Cache County
● Active The Bureau of Reclamation, Utah Division of Water Resources, and Cache County are actively monitoring the Hyrum Dam for potential high-flow releases in the Little Bear River. [Bureau of Reclamation, Interagency Correspondence]
● Active Due to the heavy snowpack, the county has also determined that extending the seasonal restrictions on county roads to motorized vehicles is necessary and appropriate until at least May 15th. [Cache County]
Weber County
● Update The Bureau of Reclamation is actively monitoring the Causey Reservoir, overflow into the spillway began during the morning of 5/4/23 and is ongoing. [Bureau of Reclamation, LNO Correspondence]
Region 2
Salt Lake County
● Active Sugar House Park will be closed to vehicles through at least May 14th as controlled releases from Mountain Dell and Little Dell Reservoirs continue. [SLCo Parks & Recreation Twitter]
● Active SR-190 and SR-210 are being monitored and assessed daily to determine if/when road closures are needed for land/mudslides, avalanches, or other hazards. Closures are possible at any time, be prepared & check the road status. [UDOT Cottonwood Canyons]
Utah County
● Active Nightly closures of SR-89 at MP 311 are expected. [UDOT]
Region 3
● No significant updates to report at this time.
Region 4
Active All counties are reporting lower stream and river levels, due to the cooler temperatures. [LNO Correspondence]
Garfield County
● Active Old Town Hatch – Structures threatened. The river banks are eroding quickly due to the water taking out the trees that hold the banks. [LNO Correspondence]
● Active Road closure at John’s Valley Road thru Black Canyon south of Antimony due to flooding. [LNO Correspondence]
Region 5
● No significant updates to report at this time.
Region 6/7
Carbon County
● Active Some concern with Clear Creek flowing into the Scofield Reservoir. The local emergency manager will assess at the beginning of this week. [LNO Correspondence]
Grand County
● Active Water is flowing over the roadway at Stocks Drive. [LNO Correspondence]
● Active Water is flowing over the low water crossing at Sunny Acres. [LNO Correspondence]
San Juan County
● Active Shares flooding concerns with Sunny Acres, crews are working on mitigation efforts. [LNO Correspondence]
Tribal Nations
● No significant updates to report at this time.
Impact and activity information is provided by Local Emergency Management partners, the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), and private and non-profit partners through various coordinating communication channels. This is a developing situation, and information may quickly become outdated. Additional situation reports may be made as verified information becomes available
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