Flood — Uintah, Utah

2016-09-22 to 2016-09-23 · near Ballard, Uintah, Utah

Event narrative

The town of Vernal received 2.26 inches of rain while 2.59 inches was measured in Ballard from a persistent period of rainfall. There were numerous reports of flooding across the area. Some houses were flooded and many roads were inundated. Some streets were closed due to the flooding.

Wider weather episode

A cold front with strong upper level jet support stalled over eastern Utah and resulted in heavy rainfall across most of Uintah County. Flooding occurred in Ballard, Lapoint, Tridell, and Vernal.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 683126. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.