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Flash Flood in Carbon County, Utah

Flash Flood September 22, 2016 · Carbon County, Utah

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall brought widespread flooding to Carbon County. Significant flooding occurred in Wellington near 100 East, and severe damage was reported to approximately 10 homes. In Carbonville, the Pilling Trailer Park received extensive flooding, forcing the evacuation of 80 different mobile homes. Flooding also occurred in Sunnyside, with widespread street flooding causing manhole covers to pop up across the city. The Price River also experienced significant flooding, with flow along the river jumping from the normal flow of less than 10 cfs to greater than 8,000 cfs. In total across the county, flooding damaged over 140 private homes, several businesses, and many local roads. County officials reported uninsured damages of $1,602,000 to infrastructure, $971,000 in damage to businesses, and $1,071,000 to private property.

The wider storm

A strong and moist Pacific storm brought widespread precipitation and severe weather to Utah. Two tornadoes were reported on September 22, and other significant impacts included strong gusty winds, large hail, and widespread flash flooding.

Began near East Carbon City (39.5162, -110.3687).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 661353. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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