- Sandy experienced a “50 to 100-year” rainstorm causing significant flooding damage.
- Mayor Zoltanski described widespread debris and overwhelmed storm drains across the city.
- Residents face uninsured damages but received community support and city cleanup assistance.
SANDY — Cleanup was underway in multiple neighborhoods Friday after what city leaders characterized as a “50 to 100-year” rainstorm.
According to Sandy Mayor Monica Zoltanski, areas of the city received between 1.75 to even 2.5 or 3 inches of rain in roughly an hour’s time Thursday evening.
“Pretty much every neighborhood has some debris that shows water marks that went above the park strips, intersections that were flooded,” Zoltanski said during an interview with KSL. “There was just so much water, the storm drain capacity could not absorb it all.”…