Flash Flood, Uintah
- When
- June 17, 3:00 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Uintah County, 6 mi W of Ft Duchesne
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -109.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Utah, June 17, 1998
Rapid melting of a recent heavy snowfall in the Uinta mountains resulted in flooding and flash flooding to the south in Ballard. Canals and drainages were unable to carry the volume of water which caused flooding up to a foot deep to about a dozen homes as well as the Ballard city hall.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
Rapid melting of a recent heavy snowfall in the Uinta mountains resulted in flooding and flash flooding to the south in Ballard. Canals and drainages were unable to carry the volume of water which caused flooding up to a foot deep to about a dozen homes as well as the Ballard city hall. 1 to 2 feet of high-density snow fell in the Uinta mountains in the night prior to the flooding.
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 163 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:00 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5662907.