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Major rainstorms have caused flash flooding in several spots across southern Utah, affecting residents, campers and visitors to national parks.

A flood watch remains in effect throughout most of southern and central Utah Friday, a day after major rainstorms caused flash flooding in several spots across the region.

Capitol Reef National Park is home to scenic trails and sprawling historic orchards.

Capitol Reef National Park is home to scenic trails and sprawling historic orchards.

Capitol Reef National Park is home to scenic trails and sprawling historic orchards.

Heavy rain is always a concern in Capitol Reef National Park because of the washes and slot canyons. Tuesday, park managers closed a good chunk of the park to visitors because of those concerns.

The 200-million-old fossil, which contained footprints from an alligatorlike reptile, is believed to have been stolen from the park roughly five years ago

National park rangers are trying to figure out who stole reptile track fossils dating back at least 200 million years from land at Capitol Reef National Park, and they credit an astute social media follower for noticing the previously undetected theft.

Fossils of reptile tracks in Capitol Reef National Park have been dated to the Triassic period more than 200 million years ago—and their theft has been dated to some time...

The theft took place between 2017 and 2018, but the park didn't realize it had happened until a social media follower recently spotted it.