Flash floods in Utah
Aug 2, 2013 13:12:05 #
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Aug 2, 2013 14:13:58 #
Not as bad obviously but getting worse, the cemetery is prone to flash floods too
Aug 2, 2013 15:20:38 #
JR1 wrote:
Just had some here and getting worse, Tavistock cemetery
Wow! Hope your house is high and dry! Thanks for viewing. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Aug 3, 2013 01:05:54 #
bcheary wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/_yCnQuILmsM
We used to have several every year in a wash next to the diatomaceous earth plant near Tracy, NV. The problem was that the road crossed the wash at the plant. We would get 20-30 miles southeast of the crossing for sage hen hunting and have to watch the skies. At the first hint of rain or bad weather, the race was on trying to beat the flash floor to the crossing. As young and stupid as I was, I would often clear the crossing just seconds ahead of the flood. When the flood hit the Truckee River about 100 yards north of the plant, the water could sometimes rise as close as a foot from the edge of Hwy 40 (now I-5). Had we not made the crossing in time we had a choice of a 12-18 hour wait until the flood subsided and the crossing dried, or a 75 mile drive south around the mountain to Hwy 395 -and that was all four wheeling.
Aug 3, 2013 01:42:14 #
bcheary wrote:
Wow! Hope your house is high and dry! Thanks for viewing. :thumbup: :thumbup:
I have often seen flowers and pots from graves float past
Aug 3, 2013 12:14:06 #
Mogul wrote:
We used to have several every year in a wash next ... (show quote)
I used to live in California and know the area you are talking about. Thanks for viewing. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Aug 3, 2013 17:08:13 #
JR1 wrote:
I have often seen flowers and pots from graves float past
Wait for the coffins! :lol: :lol:
Aug 3, 2013 20:29:06 #
Aug 3, 2013 22:00:15 #
wuzfuzzab
Loc: Red Deer, Alberta
JR1 wrote:
Not as bad obviously but getting worse, the cemetery is prone to flash floods too
You want to see real floods check out Calgary Flood and High River flood in June/July this year. Downtown Calgary was under water and all had to be evacuated. High river totally destroyed and evacuated for 26 to 41 days depending on location. Google is your friend.
Aug 4, 2013 00:45:31 #
bcheary wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/_yCnQuILmsM
Neat video, they are really taking a chance but I guess it gets it done. Thanks for posting and I hope that is coming to Lake Mead. (maybe without the debris)...Norm
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