May 31, 2011
By: Bruce Berry
Melting snow around Northern Utah gave many local residents reason to file a claim with their homeowners insurance company over the Memorial Day weekend.
Over a foot of snow fell at some ski resorts around the state, with lower elevations experiencing several inches of rain, reports say. The subsequent melting snow and rising river levels led state officials to declare flood warnings across eight counties, with Kaysville, Logan and Layton already among a few cities to experience flooding, reported KSTU-TV. More areas of the state could be threatened as temperatures warm later this week, leading to increased snow melting.
Thousands of acres of farmland have already been flooded, said the report.
"We're getting a lot of low runoff, so we've had a lot of rain that's now working its way into the river, working its way down stream and as we get down here where the land is fairly flat, the river continues to top its banks," Weber County Commissioner Kerry Gibson told the station.
Rampant floods across the country, combined with recent tornadoes, have put U.S. homeowners on edge, though a report from the Associated Press showed many were ill-prepared for recent natural disasters. For instance, the AP reported a high percentage of residents in Mississippi and Arkansas lacked homeowners insurance coverage for wind damage.
For more about flood insurance you can visit: Flood Smart
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