Flood — Summit, Utah

2011-06-24 to 2011-06-30 · near Peoa, Summit, Utah

Event narrative

Flooding occurred on the Upper Weber River in late June due to the accelerated snowmelt, with the Weber at Oakley gauge peaking at 3133 cfs on June 30th. Much of this flooding was mitigated, but the high water did impact some buildings close to the river. Note that this event continued into July.

Wider weather episode

Unseasonably warm temperatures were observed again at the end of June, leading to even more river flooding across Utah. Waterways that flooded significantly during this time period included Little Cottonwood Creek, the Duchesne River, and Spring Creek in Providence, Utah.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 328797. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.