Aug 18, 2024
Showers and thunderstorms developed off the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains mid-afternoon on Sunday the 18th of August. They crossed into southwest Sweetwater County and brought locally heavy rainfall. At around 6 PM, the river gauge on the Henry���s Fork at Manila began to spike and exceeded Flood Stage by 7:30 PM. The gauge crested near 12.5 feet at around 8:45 PM and quickly dropped back below flood stage by 10 PM. A few reports were gathered from local officials and via social media descri
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1213160). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sweetwater County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.