‘Take a deep breath,’ says meteorologist about flood threat

EVANSTON — The Uinta County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) held a meeting on Thursday, March 23, to discuss plans to prepare the county for spring flooding. Sgt. Josh Rasnake with the Uinta County Sheriff’s Office opened the meeting, which was attended by a large number of city and county officials, along with members of the public.

National Weather Service (NWS) Warning Coordination Meteorologist Kevin Barjenbruch presented at the meeting.

“Take a deep breath; it has been a long, tough winter across the region,” Barjenbruch said. “How did we get to where we are? I will be covering median winter temperature and precipitation, the snowpack, runoff and water supply, flood potential and a seven-day forecast. Then we will look at precipitation and temperature forecasts, and end with what hydrologic services and resources you can rely on.”