Flood in Box Elder County, Utah

Flood February 7, 2017 – February 27, 2017 · Box Elder County, Utah

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Significant rainfall and snowmelt led to main stem river flooding along the Bear River, and also produced widespread flooding away from the river across Box Elder County, with one estimate from the County Commissioner saying that 90% of communities in the county had been affected. Approximately 60 to 100 homes experienced basement flooding, especially in Bothwell, Garland, and Tremonton. Flooding also impacted many businesses and churches. Damage to roadways was also widespread, with over $3.1 million in road damage alone.

The wider storm

Heavy rainfall and significant snowmelt through the month of February combined to produce flooding in multiple locations across far northern Utah.

Began near Perry (41.4819, -111.9713).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 680335. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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