Governor, experts celebrate water year - with flood caution

Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:05 PM CDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Experts say they don’t anticipate any serious flooding in Utah this spring, but they’re asking residents to be aware of the possibility.

National Weather Service hydrologist Brian McInerney says heavy snowfall this winter brought the state’s snowpacks to more than 120 percent of normal. He says the Ogden River Valley, the Morgan Valley, the Snyderville Basin and parts of Salt Lake City are at highest risk for flooding, but gradual warming over the next several months should minimize the danger.

Gov. Jon Huntsman says the situation is “as close to a perfect water year as one can imagine having,” but likewise encourages caution. He signed a declaration designating March 17-21 as “Flood Safety Awareness Week.”

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