Rising Rivers

A massive, wet storm has been passing through Utah since Sunday. We have received a lot of rain (for Utah) and up to 12" of new snow has been dumped on the mountains. Flood warnings and watches have been issued throughout much of the state, especially along the Wasatch front. The Black Smith's Fork River in Cache Valley has been flooding a bit for the past few days and the Weber River has as well. Sandbags are out in some areas and thousands are waiting to be filled. I'll have to let Jess or Adam fill you in on the statistics of the snow pack that is yet to come down but it's far above average. This storm won't be completely gone until Thursday when it will begin to warm up. If it warms too quickly, then we will have another year like 1983 when part of a mountain slid off, burying railroad tracks, blocking the Spanish Fork River and burying the small town of Thistle. Tonight on our way home from town, we stopped by to look at the Spanish Fork River. It is usually a small river that can barely called a river by Midwest or Eastern standards. Tonight it's almost over it's banks in several places.

It actually looks like a pretty good sized river! Big equipment has been working along the banks in various places, cleaning out trees and debris to help keep the flow of the river going.

It's almost to the bottom of all the bridges.

There's standing water in all the fields near the river. The water table is so high that it can't drain.

With all the rain, however, it has made Utah look like the Garden of Eden. It is gorgeous and GREEN!