Marysvale, Utah
Flood Warnings, Watches & Evacuation Plans
Will Marysvale Flood Because of the Silver King Fire?
Yes, Floods are Possible and Likely from Bullion, Beaver & Deer Creek.
MARYSVALE TOWN says be prepared to EVACUATE!
Marysvale has a huge burn scar from the fire to our west. The Burned Area Emergency Response team and the Army Corp of Engineers have informed us that burn scars are likely to cause flooding and mud/debris flows. These flows include more than flood water – they are more like cement – filled with sediment, full grown trees and debris.
Six inches of mud flow can trap your car, sweep you away when walking, or float your vehicle downstream. Don’t cross debris flows and flood water.
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Marysvale Flood Notifications – Flash Flood Watch vs Warning
All residents and visitors should be prepared to evacuate if it appears that flooding will occur in Bullion Creek, Rainbow Creek, Beaver Creek or Deer Creek. Any or all of these creeks may flood from monsoonal microbursts, and if they do flood they may put a wall of debris from that could be 1-8 feet high on roads and Highway 89.
It is impossible for the National Weather Service to predict exactly where or how much rain will come down, and where the debris flow may block and back up water behind the bridge or irrigation diversion, causing the creek to come out of its banks. The NFS and the Piute Sheriff’s Office will work together prior to & during the flood to determine appropriate actions.
1st Notification: If widespread storms look likely the meteorologists at the National Weather Service will put out a FLASH FLOOD WATCH for PIUTE COUNTY. This will be carried on TV, radio, and on smartphone weather aps like Accu-Weather, Weather Bug, National Weather Service. A FLOOD WATCH means that there may be flooding in Piute sometime in the next 4-24 hours. Get anything you need to evacuate ready. Marysvale is now in substantially greater flood danger from far less rain due to the burn scars from the Silver King Fire.
The NWS is carefully watching any storms as they move locally through Marysvale’s mountains. NWS meteorologists will let the Piute Sheriff’s Office if rain might be close to causing flooding.