What locations are vulnerable to flash floods?
Western states have seen several water-related tragedies in recent weeks, including three Utah hikers who lost their lives in California on Friday. Some of the deaths were related to the late summer monsoons and the flash flooding that follows. Grand Canyon flash flood Heavy rain hit the Colorado River valley last Wednesday initiating a flash flood that took the life of one hiker and left several others stranded on Thursday. The National Park Service said the body of Chenoa Nickerson was recovered following the flash flood. It was reported that Nickerson was swept into the water and was found by a commercial river trip three days after she went missing. … In the Sierra Nevada Mountain range three Utahns drowned after being caught in a whirlpool while rappelling near Tulare County, California, last Friday afternoon, according to the Tulare County Fire Department.
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