Huge Cleanup Effort in Pine Valley After Severe Flash Flooding
Pine Valley is facing a new threat of floods after the Forsyth Fire, which burned over 15,000 acres and 13 homes.
The area experienced severe flash flooding from Hurricane Priscilla, with water reaching five feet deep and 400 feet wide, according to Pine Valley Fire Chief Robert Hardy.
“Right now, the mountain soils can’t handle it, so even a normal rainstorm can cause massive flooding,”
Hardy said, explaining that the depleted soil in the burn scar areas was unable to absorb the rain.
Authors: Samantha Hoffman & Liv Kelleher, KUTV
Author's summary: Pine Valley faces flood threat after Forsyth Fire.