A sinkhole caused by flooding from spring runoff is pictured on Orchard Ridge Lane in Kaysville on April 12, 2023. Read more: 📸: Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Neighbors were placing rocks and construction boards along their property to try to channel the water to the middle of the road. Authorities believe only one home at the bottom of the neighborhood sustained some flood damage.Erickson said the evacuations were precautionary. Their biggest worry is the road will completely wash out and leave vehicles stranded at the homes and hinder future evacuation efforts, which could be necessary.
It's also prevented overnight lows in the mountains from reaching the freezing point, says KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson. Even places like Mount Baldy in Little Cottonwood Canyon, which has an elevation of just over 11,000 feet, had temperatures above 32 degrees the last two nights. "That's playing into it. We're getting melting overnight," he said. "A lot of that is due to the warm southwest flow, bringing up warm desert air out of Arizona."
Neighbors told KSL-TV that runoff usually goes into a culvert and then runs through a pipe under the street. The water, however, broke a hole in the middle of their street.Ogden residents, public works crews and firefighters also worked to divert flooding in the Douglas Street Trailhead area into canals and storm drains. City officials said they are looking at more flood preparations as the weather continues to warm.
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