A downpour in Salt Lake City on July 22, 2021.
SALT LAKE CITY Some Mapleton residents were evacuated Thursday after rain hit the Ether Hollow burn scar, causing flooding, amid flood and thunderstorm warnings for areas across Utah.
The affected residents were evacuated to a predetermined evacuation site, according to Mapleton police. As of 9:15 p.m., around 6 inches of mud had accumulated on a city roadway near Bartholomew Park and no injuries or damage has been reported. Residents in this area have been preparing for this event for months, the department said on Facebook.
Residents in Mapleton were evacuated due to flooding on July 22, 2021. (Photo: Mapleton Police Department)