Above-normal temperatures expected to melt more snowpack as flood advisory continues

by Matthew Jacobson, KUTV

Mon, April 17th 2023, 12:26 PM UTC

Streets became rivers in Salt Lake County on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, as Utah's{ } melting snowpack was diverted into residential areas by debris-clogged drainage systems. (Photo provided to 2News by Mike Wessler){ }

Sandbags line Emigration Creek near Ruth's Diner in Emigration Canyon, a neighborhood east of Salt Lake City. A flood advisory was issued on Sunday, April 16, 2023, with additional runoff expected in the area. (Photo: Arielle Harrison, KUTV)

Emigration Creek in Salt Lake County, Utah, was expected to reach 130 cubic feet per second on Monday, April 17, 2023, following a warm weekend 's effect on the state's record-breaking snowpack. The crest of the previous flood, less than one week prior, reached 155 cubic feet per second. (Graphic: Lindsay Storrs, KUTV)

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Streets became rivers in Salt Lake County on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, as Utah's melting snowpack was diverted into residential areas by debris-clogged drainage systems. (Photo provided to 2News by Mike Wessler)

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