Coalville hit by flash flooding, resulting in home damage and road closures

Marina Knight
Aug 19, 2024

A flash flood rips through a property along Chalk Creek road Sunday, August 18, 2024. Photo: North Summit Fire Service District

COALVILLE, Utah – A flash flood in Coalville Sunday afternoon caused homes to flood and roads to close along Chalk Creek Road.

North Summit Fire Service District reported the road closure was between 425 E to Border Station Rd due to flash flooding. As of 5:30 p.m. the road was reopened.

Water and mud rush through a property in Coalville on Sunday, August 19, 2024. (North Summit Fire Service District)

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Marina Knight began her career in journalism working for The Stowe Reporter in 2003, where she was a staff writer and later the publication’s Web Editor. She covered the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and 2010, and has worked as a freelance writer covering outdoor topics as well as art criticism. Most recently, Knight was Editor-in-Chief of SkiRacing.com. She has won multiple awards from the New England Newspaper Association for environmental reporting, feature writing and art criticism. She lives with her family in Park City. In her free time you’ll find her in the mountains

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