SALT LAKE CITY – Almost all of Utah is experiencing another round of thunderstorms and floods on Wednesday that is causing concern across the state.
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Pole Canyon Road in Santaquin has been closed as crews work to repair flood damage. “As a result of the fire disasters following the William Fire, we experienced major floods along Pole Canyon Road. Pole Canyon Road is currently closed. The crews are monitoring the situation all night, ”said Santaquin’s Facebook post, communicated by the city police.
Santaquin City Police
Flash flood clocks have been issued for many Utah counties and are scheduled to expire between midnight and 6 a.m. on Thursdays. Locations listed as being under flash flood watch include many mountain passes and Lower Washington County.
Beaver, Castle Country in Carbon County, Capitol Reef National Park in Emery County, Zion Nation Park in Iron County, the Wasatch Mountains south of I-80 in Juab County, Bryce Canyon Country in Kane County, San Rafael Swell in Sevier County and the Western Canyonlands, Wayne County, will be under flash flood surveillance until 6:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
Arches / Grand Flat in Grand County, Canyonlands / Natural Bridges and La Sal and Abajo Mountains in San Juan County, the Eastern Uinta Mountains, the Eastern Uinta Basin, and the Tavaputs Plateau in Uintah County are all under lightning flood surveillance, which expires at midnight on Wednesday .
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Garfield and Wayne counties are on Flash Flood Watch through 6:00 a.m. Thursday. The clue includes the Glen Canyon / Lake Powell Recreation Area and the Western Canyonlands.
Counties Emery and Wayne are currently subject to a flash flood warning that expires at 6 a.m. on Thursday, covering areas east of Hanksville and including Blue John Canyon, Horseshoe Canyon and Moonshine Wash.
Video shared on Facebook showed water raging in Cedar City.
Flood in Cedar City
Local authorities say flash floods are occurring in and around Cedar City / Enoch, with heavy showers and thunderstorms still occurring in the area. Avoid floods and go to higher ground if you have the feeling that flash floods could put you in danger! #utwx https://t.co/b39gJY738R
– NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) August 19, 2021
Flooding has been observed in areas such as Riverton while part of Soldier Canyon Road in Stockton collapsed, exposing a drain pipe. The canyon was closed by officials because of road problems.
The Midas Creek Trail in Herriman has been closed because of the threat of the fast current that is flooding the creek.
Numerous counties along the Wasatch Front in northern Utah have been placed under severe thunderstorm surveillance that ended at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
Utahns are working on cleaning up after floods and massive thunderstorms
Flooding overnight and through Wednesday morning led to schools in Delta closing. The Millard School District was forced to cancel classes due to flooding that damaged school buildings.
FOX 13 evening weather | Wednesday 18th August
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