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200 SUU students displaced from flooding; Iron County declares emergency
Hundreds of people are displaced and homes heavily damaged from Monday s flash floods in Cedar City and nearby communities.
and last updated 2021-07-27 22:44:49-04
CEDAR CITY, Utah â Hundreds of people are displaced and homes heavily damaged from
This comes after Cedar City Mayor Maile Wilson-Edwards issued a disaster declaration Monday evening. During a press conference Tuesday, Wilson-Edwards said with two inches of rain in an hour, the city reached the 500-year flood capacity.
Businesses, homes, apartments, student housing and Southern Utah University all saw damage, ranging from minor to a total loss.
Mayor Maile Wilson-Edwards Apartments near Southern Utah University, as well as other nearby residences and businesses, flooded Monday because of heavy rain. Around 200 students were displaced.
Cedar City was hit Monday by what local leaders are calling a “once every 500-years” flood. Within an hour, nearly two inches of rain fell leaving businesses and homes damaged.
Rodrick Ward moved into his apartment Monday ahead of his senior year at Southern Utah University. He plays football and was living
on the lowest level of an apartment building near campus.
His family was there helping him earlier in the day. After they stocked his fridge and got his furniture in place, his father, Rodrick Ward Sr., said they started driving home to California. An hour and a half into their trip, Ward Sr. said he got a call from his son.
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CEDAR CITY As southern Utah residents prepare for more storms, state and local leaders spent Tuesday attempting to assess the damage caused by significant flooding that occurred in the area on Monday.
Cedar City Mayor Maile Wilson-Edwards declared a state of emergency Monday evening after some parts of the city received over 2 inches of rain in one hour, leading to flooding. The flooding caused extensive damage to public and private property throughout the city, she added.
Monday s storm was categorized as a 500-year frequency flooding event in some areas, according to a statement from Wilson-Edwards. The amount of rain combined with the short period of time led to an overwhelming of flood control structures in the city.
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