This flood caused great damage to several homes in Eagle Mountain. The problem was that there were two separate 200 year storms within 4 days of each other. Several residents complained to the city that it was the city's fault that their houses were flooded. They said their houses were not built to code and because of that their houses were ruined. They were expecting the city's insurance to pay for the damages. This is an argument that I do not agree with. No matter how well your house is built, if there are 2 separate 200 year storms within 4 days of each other then your house is going to be flooded. There isn't anything you can do about that. There were several heated debates at city council and town hall meetings where citizens were furious. Take a look at the flooding in these next couple videos.
The local NBC news station covered the storm and show some pretty amazing images of what happened. Take a look at these links to read the news stories and videos. The both storms dropped about 2.5 inches of rain in just 15 minutes. This storm was extremely strong.
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