Preparing for monsoon season

Ali Harford1 year ago1 year ago

Tips from Grand County’s Emergency Management Director, Cora Phillips

Brown and foamy floodwaters rage across the Mill Creek pathway near the Main Street bridge.

Future monsoon seasons expected to become more extreme

Ali Harford2 years ago1 year ago

“The monsoon season is the hardest to predict just due to its variability and localized rainfall, so it’s certainly a challenge to anticipate what any given year could look like.”

Two tadpole shrimp in the bottom of a pothole: they're bright blue, and resemble very small horseshoe crabs.

Pothole treasures: During monsoon season, these shrimp live fast and die young

Ali Harford2 years ago1 year ago

Moabites can add something new to their monsoon bucket lists: spotting tadpole shrimp.

The damaged highway where State Route 211 meets Highway 191 in San Juan County: a chunk of the highway in the right lane looking north was washed out. In the background, more storm clouds loom ominously.

Fire restrictions lifted as monsoon season continues

Maggie McGuire2 years ago1 year ago

State and federal land management agencies lifted fire restrictions on August 12.