PHOENIX (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has declared a state of emergency in advance of potential flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa.
The National Weather Service on Tuesday issued a flash-flood watch for much of Utah as what remains of the storm moves across the state.
Herbert says communities near burn scars created by recent wildfires are at increased risk for flash flooding and debris flow.
On Monday, Herbert mobilized about 200 National Guard soldiers to prepare for potential flooding south of Salt Lake City.
The soldiers planned to build flood berms and erect barriers and sandbags.
The tropical storm drenched parts of the desert Southwest on Tuesday, trapping drivers on swamped Phoenix streets as authorities prepared for possible flash flooding in Arizona, central Utah and elsewhere.