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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pallbearers load the caskets of Provo Fire Capt. Spencer Long, his wife Katrina, and their sons, Reid, Thayne and Gage, following a public memorial ceremony for them at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The family died after a flash flood hit the area where they were camping and canyoneering.

‘How could God take almost an entire family?’: Funeral honors 5 family members killed in Utah flash flood

By Courtney Tanner | July 29, 2026, 11:10 p.m.

(Bree Nielson | GoFundMe) Spencer Long, middle, with his wife, Katrina Long, and their family.

About the Utah firefighter and his family killed in a flash flood

By Dylan Eubank | July 28, 2026, 6:23 p.m.

Heavy rain could trigger flash floods near Utah burn scars this weekend. Here’s what to know.

Homes damaged in Salt Lake, Tooele counties after storms drench northern Utah

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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Grasses and rocks line the surplus canal near Glendale Golf Course in Salt Lake City Monday, April 7, 2025.

These Salt Lake County robots can do the work of a 7-person flood control crew, but they’re not taking jobs. Here’s why.

Two robotic mowers will soon help Salt Lake County’s Flood Control Engineering department clear dense, woody vegetation from steep canal slopes.

By Jordan Miller | April 11, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Grand County Search and Rescue) Almost four-and-a-half hours after the original call, the water had receded enough to allow rescuers to safely cross the creek.

20 hikers rescued in Moab-area canyon after storm drops month’s worth of water in minutes

Rescuers came to the aid of hikers at Grandstaff Canyon after an intense storm hit the area.

By Doug McMurdo | June 25, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

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Repairs from Moab flash flood may take years

Major construction projects have taken hits, according to city manager.

By Yeonseung Kim | June 22, 2024, 9:13 p.m.

(Robert Bolar) Dry Wash.

Design for proposed southern Utah reservoir is poor and poses risk to public safety, geophysicist says

Residents cite concerns about dust and invasive trees for their opposition to the project.

By Mark Eddington | March 28, 2024, 6:29 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Flooded State Street in June 1983.

Eli McCann: Have floods, will sandbag — hey, it’s the Utah way

From the massive disaster of 1983 to the limited damage of 2023, we showed up — bad hairdos and all.

By Eli McCann | Special to The Tribune | March 4, 2024, 3:32 p.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) A home destroyed by a landslide at Parkway Drive in North Salt Lake nearly a decade ago.

Here’s where Utahns face the highest risk for wildfire, avalanche and other natural disasters

Homeowners insurance is growing more expensive or hard to find because of natural disasters. The Salt Lake Tribune breaks down which counties have the highest risk for some of the havoc.

By Megan Banta | December 28, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Wasatch Hollow Preserve on July 29, left, and on March 30, right, when Emigration Creek flooded the park, which serves as a detention basin.

Wasatch Hollow Preserve still needs more than $600K in flooding repairs

The parking lot, sidewalks, pavilion and sod remain damaged.

By Andrew Christiansen | August 5, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Zion National Park is shown on a stormy day in 2015. Flash floods are "expected" in Zion, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef national parks on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.

Flash floods ‘expected’ in central, southern Utah, forecasts warn

“Today is not a day to venture into slot canyons,” the National Weather Service advised.

By Kolbie Peterson | August 2, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People work to protect homes into the night along 1700 South in Salt Lake City from the rising flow of Emigration Creek through Wasatch Hollow Park on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Three months later, on July 10, 2023, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson declared the county's state of emergency because of flooding officially over.

Salt Lake County’s flooding state of emergency comes to an end

Water levels are still high, though, and officials are preparing for next year’s runoff — and this summer’s wildfire season

By Andrew Christiansen | July 10, 2023, 11:24 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) High water flow jumps the snaking banks of the Weber River near Farmington Bay, flooding adjacent farmland on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

Here’s where a water manager puts flood risk now

Consistent warm weather has allowed much of northern Utah’s snowpack to ease off the mountains, and the risk of floods could soon be over.

By Jacob Scholl | June 8, 2023, 11:23 p.m.

Utah flooding: 40-day stretch of continuous flood risk comes to end. Now what?

The National Weather Service said chances of high flood risk moving forward are low, but there are still concerns.

By Andrew Christiansen | June 7, 2023, 8:49 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Avalanche debris fields illustrate a record breaking snow year up Little Cottonwood Canyon on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Sandy officials declared a state of emergency related to flooding risk and mitigation on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Sandy declares state of emergency due to flooding

City officials are concerned about fast-flowing Little Cottonwood Creek.

By Siena Duncan | May 31, 2023, 5:14 p.m.

Sugar House Park reopens to cars

The park’s roadway had been closed to vehicles for more than a month because of flood control.

By Scott D. Pierce | May 26, 2023, 8:04 p.m.