| DATE
| DEATHS
| COUNTY
| EVENT
|
| July 17, 1863
| 4
| Iron
| A flood generated by a series of cloudbursts
raised Pine Creek to a level of 20 feet. A house was swept away and
four children drowned.
|
| July 23, 1878
| 2
| Tooele
| A cloudburst at Johnson's settlement
in Skull Valley resulted in a flood which killed two Indians and 20
head of cattle.
|
| August 16, 1889
| 1
| Sanpete
| A flash flood drowned a boy, some
cattle, and some horses in Wood Canyon near Mayfield.
|
| July 14, 1896
| 2
| Juab
| Torrential rain flooded the town of
Eureka. Two people were drowned and one died of heart failure.
|
| July 28, 1896
| 4
| Juab
| Four people lost their lives in Eureka.
Main Street was turned into a raging torrent.
|
| August 22, 1896
| 1
| Sevier
| A wagonload of laborers were caught
in a flooded stream in Clear Creek Canyon, south of Joseph. One man
was killed.
|
| October 7, 1896
| 1
| Grand
| A man drowned while attempting to
cross Mill Creek near Moab while it was swollen by heavy rain.
|
| August 4, 1900
| 1
| Emery
| In Orangeville, a boy drowned in a
creek flooded by heavy rain.
|
| August 5, 1901
| 1
| Garfield
| A boy drowned while swimming in the
gorge 15 miles below Escalante when a freshet came down the gully.
|
| August 6, 1901
| 2
| Carbon
| Two lives were lost and a great deal
of damage was done to property at Winter Quarters, which is west of
Scofield.
|
| August 10, 1903
| 1
| Washington
| A man was trapped in a flash flood
in Dry Creek near Toquerville. He subsequently drowned.
|
| September 1, 1909
| 1
| Uintah
| A man drowned in a flash flood while
driving a wagon across a stream. Occurred at the Ashley River near
Vernal.
|
| June 19, 1918
| 1
| Sanpete
| An intense cloudburst caused extensive
flooding along Pleasant Creek in Mount Pleasant. One farmer drowned,
and property damage amounted to $100,000. Streets were covered with
mud, boulders, and debris.
|
| August 2, 1922
| 1
| Salt Lake
| Ellis Yates, a 6 year old boy, was
drowned by a flood in Magna. The flood demolished his family's residence.
|
| August 13, 1923
| 7
| Davis
| Seven people drowned as a result of
a tremendous flood in Farmington Canyon near Farmington. Farming sections
were largely destroyed, with houses, barns, orchards, and highways
covered with several feet of mud. Lagoon resort was flooded and patrons
were rescued from trees. Farmington Canyon Road was completely destroyed.
|
| August 13, 1923
| 2
| Box Elder
| Two women drowned when their house
was demolished by a flash flood in Willard Canyon near Willard.
|
| July 4, 1925
| 1
| Uintah
| An eight-year-old child drowned as
he was swept from an automobile by a flood in Five Mile Creek near
Vernal.
|
| August 16, 1928
| 1
| Carbon
| A sheep rancher drowned when torrential
rains at Nine Mile Canyon near Price caused heavy flooding that covered
his automobile. His daughter, who was riding with him, escaped by
clinging to brush and crawling to safety.
|
| July 21, 1934
| 1
| Sevier
| A boy drowned in a sudden flood in
Lost Creek near Salina.
|
| July 29, 1936
| 1
| Emery
| A woman drowned in a flood in Ferron
which swept down a dry wash following a cloudburst.
|
| July 30, 1936
| 1
| Beaver
| Cloudburst rains caused heavy damage
to property in Minersville. One woman drowned.
|
| July 29, 1937
| 1
| Carbon
| Huge boulders were loosened by a flood
in Price, rolling through a house and killing a 6-year-old girl. Three
other people were injured.
|
| August 31, 1939
| 1
| Grand
| Mrs. Albert Turner was swept to her
death at the head of Diamond Creek in the Book Cliffs near Cisco by
flood waters.
|
| August 5, 1948
| 1
| Carbon
| The body of a man was found in a pile
of debris after a flash flood near Sunnyside.
|
|
TOTAL DEATHS BEFORE 1950 =
40
|
| DATE
| DEATHS
| COUNTY
| EVENT
|
| August 26, 1952
| 1
| Emery
| One man drowned when a cloudburst
flooded the tunnel in which he was working at Buckhorn Wash Proving
Ground about 15 miles south of Castle Dale.
|
| September 17, 1961
| 5
| Washington
| A hiking party of 26 persons was caught
in a flash flood in a narrow canyon (termed the Narrows) of the Virgin
River in Zion National Park. Five members of that party drowned (scouts).
The flood resulted from heavy rainfall and was said by old-timers
to be the largest they had ever seen coming through the Narrows. The
crest of the flood reached 14 feet in some of the narrow gorges.
|
| September 17, 1961
| 1
| Kane
| At Wahweap Creek near Glen Canyon
City a 9-year-old girl drowned in a flash flood.
|
| June 10, 1965
| 7
| Daggett
| A husband...wife...their three children...and
two nephews drowned in a flash flood in Sheep Creek Canyon in the
Uinta Mountains. They were camped in Palisades Campground along the
snowmelt-swollen waters of Sheep Creek. Heavy rains in the area turned
the creek into a raging torrent.
|
| September 5, 1970
| 2
| San Juan
| A major Labor Day storm in the Four
Corners area of Utah (also Arizona) produced tremendous amounts of
rain. A couple drove their car off a washed-out bridge and drowned
but their son...who was washed into shallow water...survived. A great
deal of damage was done to property in the area such as roads and
ranches.
|
| February 18, 1980
| 1
| Washington
| Flooding was extensive due to heavy
rains along the Virgin and Santa Clara Rivers in southwest Utah. A
woman and her companion attempted to cross swollen Kolob Creek near
Virgin. The vehicle they were riding in was carried several hundred
yards downstream with the woman drowning and her companion swimming
to safety.
|
| June 24, 1983
| 1
| Millard
| The DMAD dam near Delta failed on
June 23rd, creating a flash flood. A man tried to traverse the raging
waters from the demise of the dam...fell in...and drowned.
|
| May 13, 1984
| 1
| Carbon
| A man was killed by a debris/mud flow
in the tiny town of Clear Creek. Also...three homes and four garages
were demolished.
|
| May 14, 1984
| 1
| Tooele
| A man was killed in Middle Fork Canyon
at the Carr Fork Mine when a mudslide released tons of debris/mud
that covered his bulldozer.
|
| February 18, 1986
| 1
| Box Elder
| Heavy rains in Box Elder County caused
flooding in several areas. A 2-year-old boy drowned in a rain-swollen
canal/irrigation ditch.
|
| September 14, 1996
| 1
| San Juan
| A flash flood in the afternoon claimed
the life of a 16-year-old girl. She and 12 others (adults/teens) were
hiking in the "Black Hole" area of White Canyon (38 miles west of
Blanding) when the flash flood roared through the narrow canyon. She
was swept away with her body being found about 100 yards downstream
the next day.
|
| July 27, 1998
| 2
| Washington
| Two male hikers drowned in the Zion
"Narrows" during a flash flood. One was 27 years old and the other
31 years old.
|
| September 5, 1998
| 1
| Kane
| A flash flood in Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area's Ice Cream Canyon swept away and drowned a 10-year-old
girl. She was standing on the side of the canyon observing the flash
flood in the canyon below when the side gave way and she fell in.
|
| May 13, 2001
| 1
| Washington
| A 10-year-old boy was killed after
being swept off a cliff by a "curtain" of water during a
flash flood that was falling across a steep cliff-side trail. A second
boy was rescued.
|
| January 10, 2005 |
1 |
Washington |
A man and his wife in their vehicle
got caught in flood waters in a normally dry wash in the Red Cliff
Recreation area near Quail Creek Reservoir during a major flood event.
The man was swept downstream and was killed, while the woman was rescued. |
| July 30, 2006 |
2 |
Carbon |
A 1-year old boy and a 5-year old boy were killed after a flash flood toppled the family’s vehicle on Sunday, July 30, 2006 at approximately 5 p.m.. The family was off-roading in Garley’s wash and was hit by a “wall” of water, sweeping it nearly a mile downstream. |
| September 10, 2008
| 2
| Garfield
| A group of eight hikers (six hikers and two guides) were caught in a flash flood around 230 pm. They were hiking in a difficult section of a technical slot canyon when the flood occurred. Quick moving thunderstorms traversed the area between 1230 pm and 100 pm. Radar
estimates of .20 to .50 inches in the vicinity of the slot canyon. The flash flood resulted in 2 fatalities and 2 injuries.
|
|
TOTAL DEATHS SINCE 1950 = 31
|
|
TOTAL DEATHS RECORDED = 71
|
Updated September 12, 2008
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