Some areas east of Cedar Mountain are about 110 percent of normal now. To have that happen in one month is pretty abnormal.
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The worst case scenario is if we continue to have cool, wet weather but then warm up dramatically in the second week of May or have a major rain event.
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They are quite full and near capacity. The flood managers are trying to dump some of the water. The question is, if we have a larger rain event above these reservoirs, we could have a flood downstream that could cause damage.
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Right now our flood threat is ... dictated by what kind of snow pack is in the mountains.
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It will be good for water supply, but it will also exacerbate the flood threat.
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If you get caught in these with the volume of water draining down, they're so narrow there's no way you can get out. People die in these areas throughout the year - they're dangerous places with the rainfall that we're having.
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