Gov. Gary Herbert talks about his annual budget proposal at the Utah Highway Patrol Salt Lake County headquarters in Murray on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016.
Gov. Gary Herbert talks about his annual budget proposal at the Utah Highway Patrol Salt Lake County headquarters in Murray on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
By Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert has declared a state of emergency in some parts of Utah that experienced significant flooding in February.

The Standard-Examiner reports that Herbert declared a state of emergency in Box Elder and Cache counties on Friday. Floods caused an estimated $6.7 million in damage to public infrastructure in both counties in February.

By declaring a state of emergency, the state can now request a disaster declaration from President Donald Trump.

Heavy snow, rain and then snowmelt caused flooding in several communities in both counties beginning Feb. 7. Box Elder County declared a local emergency Feb. 14 and Cache County declared a day later.

A division of the Utah National Guard was deployed to help fill sandbags.

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