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North Carolina 12 is buckled from pounding surf leading into Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. People on North Carolina's Outer Banks are facing some flooding and damage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials say it could have been worse. North Carolina Transportation Department spokeswoman Greer Beaty said the highway was closed Tuesday until crews inspect the road. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)

Superstorm Sandy slams East Coast

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 2:07pm

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A man gets dangerously close to the raging Miller Creek as it flows through Lincoln Park in West Duluth, Minn., Wednesday, June 20, 2011. Residents evacuated their homes and animals escaped from pens at a zoo as floods fed by a steady torrential downpour struck northeastern Minnesota, inundating the city of Duluth, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Peterson)

Severe flooding in Minnesota

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 3:46pm

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Riverdale officials hope new drain system will prevent flood damage

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, May 14, 2012 - 9:57pm

RIVERDALE — City officials have awarded work to repair and prevent damage done by the floods of last spring.

The city awarded a contract to RL Shaw for its $11,766 bid to modify a storm drain outlet box in the River Glen area.

“If and when the floods come again, we can control back water in a faster manner than we did last year,” Public Works Director Shawn Douglas said.

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Sister recalls Boy Scout lost in 1961 Zion flood

Brian Skoloff The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 11, 2012 - 5:00pm

HOLLADAY — Doralee Freebairn remembers the day well. It was September 1961. Her older brother was on a Boy Scouts trip, hiking in the canyons of Zion National Park.

She was in the yard at home in Salt Lake City watering plants when news crackled over the radio. There had been a massive flash flood in the Narrows.

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Clinton officials refuse comment, action over flooding claim until lawsuit resolved

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 7:16pm

CLINTON — Fernando Orosco has periodic flooding in his basement. Orosco claims that, based on lab testing, the water is culinary water, which he suspects is coming from a Clinton city water leak.

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The Centerville Canyon Debris Dam is pictured in June.

Thanks to debris dam, Centerville homeowners to save on flood insurance

Tanna Woods Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 12:08am

CENTERVILLE -- A new dam is expected to have a major impact on 181 homes formerly within a 100-year flood plain.

This week, officials sent a letter to those affected residents informing them they are no longer in a flood plain. City Manager Steve Thacker explained that the city has had the flood plain map amended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and it was made official Aug. 23.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) A portion of Old Snowbasin Road in Weber County started cracking and sinking after an April 18 storm caused four or five big breaks. Repeated attempts to repair them have proved unsuccessful. The road, which is closed every year until June 1, is still undrivable.

Federal funds to help repair N. Utah flood damage

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 11:53pm

OGDEN — The floodwaters might have cleared away, but emergency management crews still have a list of damaged items in need of repair.

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(Photo courtesy of Wyoming Highway Patrol) A van carrying four members of a family who died Tuesday is seen downstream from a washed-out section of Wyoming Highway 130 in the Medicine Bow Mountains.

Mom, 3 daughters from Colo. die in Wyo. washout

Bob Moen The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 11:10pm

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Four members of a Colorado Springs family died after their vehicle drove into a washed-out section of a mountain highway in Wyoming and was swept downstream by a raging creek as they fled torrential rains at a national forest campground.

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(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner) Floodwaters from the Weber River surge onto Serge Simmons Field, the former home of the Ogden Raptors, knocking down the fencing and eroding the riverbank Friday. The bicycle path on the park’s east side has also been destroyed. Because the baseball field is still in bad shape, tournaments and city recreation teams have had to find other parks in Ogden on which to play. Officials say they don’t know if the park will be restored next year because of the cost and ramifications of government regulations regarding the alteration of the river’s flow.

Weber River still flooding Serge Simmons Field in Ogden

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 9:46pm

OGDEN -- The pain of spring flooding that sent water flowing over the banks of the Weber River is still being felt by those who have traditionally enjoyed recreational activities at Ogden's formerly pristine Serge Simmons Field.

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(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner) Rescuers armed with throw bags wait on the banks of the Weber River after two rafts flipped, dumping their passengers into the fast water Saturday near Taggart.

16 rafters rescued from Weber River

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 10:19pm

TAGGART — River rafters who were dumped into the raging Weber River on Saturday are praising the swift response of emergency personnel.

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Flooding can still be seen on part of the Weber River Parkway near Fort Buenaventura in Ogden on Monday. A family reunion has booked a bowery for this weekend, and individual camping sites will be dried and cleaned up shortly, park officials say.

Fort Buenaventura, county busy as Weber River recedes

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:17pm

OGDEN -- The water has receded, and crews are busy cleaning and repairing Fort Buenaventura.

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Bountiful flood-control project gets four bids

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 10:40pm

BOUNTIFUL — A major flood-control project to be built on Pages Lane in Bountiful has attracted bids from four area construction companies.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Dinah Novy, the Community Emergency Response Team leader of District 31 in Ogden, talks to Dave Petersen on Thursday about water safety on the Ogden River along the Ogden River Parkway. River water levels have dropped some but may rise again because of snowmelt, water officials say.

Volunteers urge safety along raging Ogden River

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, June 24, 2011 - 11:44pm

OGDEN -- Dinah Novy, accompanied by her dog, Max, eased the golf cart away from Pioneer Park and slowly drove along a paved path next to the swollen Ogden River. Novy, a member of Ogden's Community Emergency Response Team, spent Thursday making rounds along a section of the Ogden River Parkway as part of a city-sponsored volunteer effort to warn pedestrians of the dangers of the fast-moving water.

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Officials with the U.S. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife navigate in a fan boat with the Minot Police Dept. in response to 911 calls coming from a home in the evacuated Souris River flood zone Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D. The river is expected to break a more than century-old record on Friday and go 6 or 7 feet higher by this weekend. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Slow river rise becoming roar in flooding ND city

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, June 24, 2011 - 9:59am

MINOT, N.D. — Watching the Souris River creep over roads and into neighborhoods has amounted to slow torture for North Dakota's fourth-largest city. In the next two days, Minot officials expect the waterway to roar.

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As heat increases, so do flood concerns

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 10:53pm

OGDEN -- As temperatures go from below average to above average, the remaining snowpack could melt off in the next week, leading to more flooding.

In the meantime, emergency managers in Weber and Davis counties are monitoring to see if the first days of summer bring floodwaters.

"We are really just waiting to see what happens and what plays out," Davis County Sheriff's Sgt. Sue Poulsen said, adding that she anticipates Davis County will be all right.

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