Salt Lake City’s flooding in 1983 followed a year of rain and snow. Here’s what this year’s deep snowpack could mean.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Downtowners made their way across State Street during the 1983 flood via hastily constructed foot bridges. This year's heavy snowpack brings back memories of the 1983 flooding throughout Utah, but past and present public officials think improvements made after the floods should prevent a similar catastrophe.