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Mayor signs emergency declaration after record rain floods Rose Park; city details recovery and volunteer response
Summary
Salt Lake City officials described a record rain event that flooded parts of the Rose Park neighborhood, identified roughly 27 impacted homes, and outlined recovery resources, volunteer coordination and an emergency declaration signed by the mayor.
Salt Lake City city officials reported that an intense rain event on a recent Saturday produced roughly 2.5 inches of rain in a short period and inundated parts of the Rose Park neighborhood, prompting a mayoral emergency declaration and a multiagency recovery response.
Administration staff said the rainfall for that storm was record-setting for the time period and produced flooding along a drainage canal connected to the city drain. Field mapping by city crews identified redlined inundation areas bounded roughly by Sir Phillips Drive to the west, 900 North to the north and 800 North to the south. The administration estimated about 27 homes were impacted; damage severity varied from mild to severe.
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