Utah rivers are expected to swell dangerously in the coming weeks as warm weather melts snow into fast flowing, frigid runoff.
Major flooding is not anticipated, but the rise in water levels will be steeper than past years because of an unusually wet and cold spring, according to the National Weather Service. Utahns recreating or working near rivers, especially those fed by high elevation snowmelt, should exercise extra caution in the coming weeks.
This year is the second wettest recorded spring on record in Salt Lake City with 11 inches of precipitation so far, according to the weather service.