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🌱 How badly were Orderville homes and roads hit by Monday’s floods?

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In today's newsletter:

  • How badly were Orderville homes and roads hit by Monday's floods?
  • How neighbors raced to protect an Orderville home from rising floodwater
  • What did Hurricane Polo's remnants do to one Orderville family's home?

Also on today's calendar: Browncoat Ball 2026.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Floodwaters tear through Kane County communities (sunews.net) — Severe flash flooding around Orderville sent the East Fork of the Virgin River surging out of its banks, inundating homes, roads, and yards and leaving one local basement filled with three feet of water. While no injuries were reported, residents are facing mud, debris, and damaged property as county, state, and federal crews work to clear roads and assess lingering risks from debris-choked drainages.
   

• Hurricane Polo's remnants bringing more rain to flood-struck U.S. Southwest (tricityrecordnm.com) — As Hurricane Polo's remnants fuel dangerous flooding across the Southwest, an Orderville household saw river water encircle their home and wash away a camper, trailer, and other belongings. Friends and neighbors quickly dug a trench to divert rising water from their doors, while forecasters warn that saturated soils mean additional rain could trigger more rapid flooding in the area.
   

• Hurricane Polo's remnants bringing more rain to US Southwest (lewistownsentinel.com) — Remnants of Hurricane Polo are driving widespread flooding across the Southwest, and in Orderville one family watched the Virgin River sweep around their house, carrying off a camper, trailer, and yard items. Neighbors rushed in to dig a trench as water reached the front doors, underscoring how saturated ground and continued rain could keep local flood risks elevated for days.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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