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Getting Flood Insurance

Published by Steve H on June 27th, 2012

Flood insurance is a great thing to have , no matter where you live. While some areas are undoubtedly more vulnerable to flooding than others, this is still good coverage to have. It is important to note that many standard policies do not cover flooding, so you will have to arrange for it with your insurance provider. The fact of the matter is that flooding can happen at any time and in any place. It can be a gradual thing, or it can happen quite rapidly. In fact, flooding can happen either because of weather condition, or it can happen because there are

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Snowpack and Water Levels Taking Their Toll

With the largest snowpack in more than 10 years this spring, Utah has been holding its breath waiting for the flood to come. With the rain (that was snow in the mountains) that poured all through April and May, the snowpack has remained largely unaffected by the occasional higher temperatures this spring. Flooding at this point is inevitable, but if hot days can be followed by cooler days, stagnating the rapid melt of the snowpacks, more dramatic flooding would be avoidable. Flooding has already been a problem in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon, in Cache County, Weber and parts of

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