April 20, 2011 off 4700 West, said the flooding was the area's worst since 1983. While people filled sandbags Tuesday afternoon at the West Weber Cemetery, Dave Lesley, who lives nearby at 4436 W 950 North, rode out the emergency at home, monitoring the rising water in nearby fields. "I'm worried about it, but it's wait and see," Lesley said Left, a business in West Haven on Tuesday sandbagged its entrance in the hopes of keeping out floodwaters. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner while sitting in his garage behind a line of sandbags. But West Weber was not the only area affected by the spring swells. Mike Cheney, owner of Insurance Auto Group, stood atop a grassy hill, his own little island in the middle of a sea of brown water. Multiple businesses and hundreds of cars up for auction around him were not standing so high and dry. Several feet of water came rushing into the business complex near 1100 West and 1800 South in West Haven after the Weber River flooded. The rising water jumped the banks and flooded the businesses early Tuesday morning. Cheney and his son were able to get most things that were important or dangerous — such as electrical equipment — out of the water's reach before it could do any damage. Weber County, West Haven city and several construction companies responded to block the breach and dig near the businesses, Peterson said. Since then, the Weber River has dropped, which is "what we expected to happen, what we hoped would happen," Peterson said. "We hope it stays down." The Weber River was about a foot above flood stage Tuesday night in Plain City and was expected to recede below flood stage by 4 a.m. today, said National Weather Service meteorologist Monica Traphagan. There could be scattered showers this afternoon, becoming more widespread by Thursday afternoon, she said. The National Weather Ser vice expects more rain and snow in the higher elevations today through Saturday. Rises in the stream and river levels are likely later in the workweek. In other words, Cheney said, "this is just the beginning." Janet Thorsted, emergency preparedness coordinator for Uintah, said in an email Tuesday night to the Standard-Examiner, conditions from the flood seem to be improving. "The water level stabilized and the sandbag dikes are holding, but we still have quite a bit of puddling in the city, especially in the Cottonwood Estates Mobile Home Park," she said. "Although we are about a foot lower in water level from (Monday) night, the debris buildup in the river is cause for concern and continual assessment." 48