Authorities on Wednesday continue to search for a woman who fell into the Weber River near Uintah on Monday and was swept away. By late Monday, officials considered the search a recovery mission.
. Salt Lake County Flood Control crews worked “all night” in the canyon to clear debris.
The dam was constructed in 1935 and the spillway “has served us well for 90 years,” said the bureau’s regional director, Wayne Pullan, “but because of its age and because it lacks the features of a modern spillway” the bureau is prepared to “take immediate action” if necessary. Garden City’s mayor on Monday declared a state of emergency to prepare for flooding. He encouraged all homeowners to check on their properties, noting that about 80% of houses there are vacation homes or short-term rentals. A saturated Ogden River floods adjacent areas near Ogden Canyon on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
In southwestern Utah, Jason Bradley, Washington County’s emergency operations manager, said the only report of flooding early Wednesday occurred in Bloomington, where water from the Virgin River partially covered a bike path that runs parallel to the waterway.
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