SLC mayor declares local state of emergency after Rose Park flooding
Oct 7, 2025, 1:09 PM | Updated: 1:13 pm
Salt Lake City declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after excessive flooding damaged homes and infrastructure in the Rose Park neighborhood. (Zach Pope, KSL TV)
(Zach Pope, KSL TV)
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has declared a state of emergency after weekend storms in the Rose Park neighborhood.
The order lasts for 30 days and helps the city and Salt Lake County request financial aid, buy materials, and possibly help Rose Park residents with state or federal assistance if those options are made available.
2025 Emergency Declaration Flooding by Simone Seikaly
In a 14-hour span on Saturday, 2.47 inches of rain fell in Salt Lake City, almost beating the the city’s record for the amount of precipitation. That record was set 124 years ago.
The National Weather Service reported that more rain fell on Saturday in Salt Lake City than had fallen in June, July, August, and September.
In the Rose Park neighborhood, the city reported that more than 24 homes were impacted by the rain.
🌧️KSLC recorded it’s 2nd wettest day in history yesterday with 2.47″ (2.61″ storm total)! This is the most 1-day rain ever recorded at the airport location because the instrumentation in 1901 was in downtown SLC. Here is a list of areawide totals: https://t.co/1kUkLYvF7Q #utwx pic.twitter.com/MfmMXFGMQQ
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) October 5, 2025
“By declaring a state of emergency,” Mendenhall said in a press release, “the City can access additional resources and move faster to support the families affected. It allows us to direct more city resources into cleanup, work hand-in-hand with the County and State, and open the door to financial assistance that could ease the burden for residents whose homes were damaged.”
The Salt Lake City has provided updates for Rose Park residents on its web page. Residents can also contact Tom Simons, the city’s emergency management captain, at 801-251-6730.
