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LOGAN — Logan Mayor Holly Daines issued an executive order Thursday declaring the Logan River a disaster area and prohibiting all citizens from entering the area because of flooding risks.
Any recreational activities or uses of the river and its banks are prohibited. The order will remain in effect for 30 days unless terminated earlier by the mayor, Daines said in a Facebook post Wednesday.
Snowpack levels are close to 150% in northern Utah after the 2022-2023 winter's record-breaking snow levels, according to the emergency declaration. Melting snow is creating "significant" runoff, resulting in flooding and risks of more flooding in parts of Logan, the order said.
Effects so far include landslides, mudslides and rockslides.
"Emergency response operations continue throughout the city and the emergency operations plan is in effect," Daines said in the order.
