Flood in Morgan County, Utah

Flood March 16, 2011 – March 17, 2011 · Morgan County, Utah

$15K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Many local creeks went over their banks in Morgan County, with the worst of the flooding occurring along Morgan Valley Drive near the town of Peterson, where authorities had to spend a day cleaning up the debris that had spilled over the roadway. In addition, a couple of homes sustained flood damage in the towns of Peterson and Mountain Green.

The wider storm

A very moist Pacific storm system brought heavy rainfall to the northern half of Utah. This rain combined with rapid snowmelt to cause flooding across several basins in Utah's mountain valleys, including portions of Weber and Morgan counties.

Began near Gateway (41.1461, -111.8195).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 294246. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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