Farmers and water suppliers in Utah share concerns about melting snow potentially leading to dangerous flooding, mudslides or avalanches.
For as far away as a place like a community sitting at 8,000 feet above sea level may feel, it's clear in the rushing rivers and flooded farmland of Northern Utah how far the reach is of melting snow on communities below, like where Lonny Bailey's family has farmed for six generations.
For nearly a month, the acres have been flooded. Warm temperatures in March melted snow in a nearby canyon, sending water onto his farm. For now, he can't grow hay or raise cattle.Utah saw a historic amount of snow this winter. It broke its own record for its largest-ever snowpack. Mountains in the West act like natural reservoirs, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture describes them. In the winter, they collect water in the form of snow and then release the water when temperatures rise in the spring. If too much snow melts too fast, it can create the potential for dangerous flooding.
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