Flash Flood in Uintah County, Utah

Flash Flood August 20, 2014 · Uintah County, Utah

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several residences in the western portion of Maeser experienced flash flooding, and street flooding was reported in much of Maeser. A road was also washed out in Dry Fork Canyon to the north of town.

The wider storm

Saturated soil conditions from the previous day of flooding and heavy rain left conditions favorable for rapid rainfall runoff in the Uintah Basin. Thunderstorms in the afternoon of August 20th, again contained heavy rainfall rates in excess of an inch and caused flash flooding in the town of Maeser.

Began near Maeser (40.4500, -109.5700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 549812. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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