BEAVER, Utah — An evacuation order is in place for the Grove area near Beaver after a Flash Flood Warning was issued for a large portion of the city and surrounding areas early Tuesday.
The National Weather Service issued the warning for Beaver as rains are expected to cause flooding on burn scars left behind by the Cottonwood Fire throughout the community.
Beaver County officials also passed a resolution declaring a local state of emergency in the county. According to county leaders, this will allow them to receive funding from FEMA and the federal government as they respond to the flooding.
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A Level 3 "Go" Evacuation Order encompasses the following areas:
- Within a 1/4 mile of the Beaver River
- In Greenville 1/4 mile from the river
- In Adamsville 1/4 mile from the river
The warning will be in effect until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Officials alerted the service to thunderstorms at 5:56 a.m. on Tuesday that are producing heavy rain over the Cottonwood Fire burn scar. The excessive rainfall is expected to result in a debris flow moving through the Beaver and North Creek drainages.
Several properties were destroyed or heavily damaged over the weekend after rain fell just days after firefighters gained near full control of the wildfire.
