First came the wildfires. Now these Utah communities are filling sandbags to brace for major flooding.

“The outlook is not very positive,” said Phil Dennison, a professor at the University of Utah who studies wildfires.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The sun is seen through the smoke in Juab County on Friday, June 26, 2026.

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