Show I Rainy Moab Hits Moab This II Week This Week i Pock Pack Creek Upper Valley See Flooding i I 1 J s i. A r s' s it s i f Mike Metzger C 6 son soli of Mr and Mrs Richard V. V Metzger Metzger Metz- Metz ger Moab is caught off guard by camera as he romps through a gutter full of water during Mondays Monday's rain that drenched Moab 7 w 4 w r h h f t t J T P-T- t pt p i ji t i ift 1 y 4 0 y l kih if t m rf t. t r. r 4 n a s y k t t. 14 j i. i f k fj 4 s Oy e eGorge 1 I Gorge George assistant superintendent of ot Arches National National Na Na- Monument down sheer rock facing in demonstration demonstration demonstration dem dem- of Hope techniques during search and rescue rescue rescue res res- cue class Although only traces of moisture moisture mois mols- ture were weM recorded this week at the official weather station at Uranium Reduction Co Moab valley welcomed heavy showers during three days of the week and threatening thunderheads promise more to come as we we go to press Rains began Sunday evening In earnest with the upper portions portions portions por por- of the valley vaHey getting the lions lion's share of moisture Clouds had nearly emptied by the I time the storm reached the Colorado river but heavy rains in the upper valley vaHey near the tho theLa theLa La Sal mountains resulted In soaking of the ground and nu mu- n numerous flash floods for many years Pack cree creek which traverses the entire length of Moab valley valley valley val val- ley carried a large wall of water water water wa wa- ter to the Colorado river riven Its It usually active rival Mill creek which travels the canyons canyons canyons can can- before entering Moab valley valley valley val val- ley was not affected by the storms to any great degree No appreciable damage was done by the flooding Hooding Pack Paek creek reek although the waters appeared for a time to threaten commercial commercial commer commer- cial property along South Main street In the upper portion of the valley run away waters water in jut the vicinity of Spanish Valley Nursery created large gullies along the side of roads An old watercourse developed develop develop- ed at the Moab golf course and waters rushed across fairway number two carrying silt sUt- 1 and debris Although it appeared that some of fairway grass might have been damaged b the flood course manager Jerly Jerry Jer Jer- ly ty Clauser stated Wednesday that he was cleaning the debris from the fairway and that little damage had been done The fact that the course received an over-abundant over amount of Irrigation irrigation irrigation gation water during the storms outweighed and disadvantages I I he said Heavy rain fell through most of Moab Moat City including th the business district where gutter were filled d in a matt matter r of mutes ro m utes with gushing water The weeks peeks eels eel's storms stonna hailed In historically wet August the summer month when this area traditionally gets most of its I rainfall August is noted for thundershowers thundershowers thundershowers thunder- thunder showers and flash floods Largest Largest Largest Larg Larg- est and most damaging floods along Mill creek and Pack creek have almost all occurred during this month Predictions as this is written are that showers will continue especially around the moun moun- |