PINE VALLEY, Washington County — Heavy rain and flash flooding that hit the Forsyth Fire's burn scar area in Pine Valley last weekend has left a mess for U.S Forest Service engineers to clean up.

The impact has forced a temporary closure of the Pine Valley Recreation Area for public safety, the U.S. Forest Service — Dixie National Forest announced on its Facebook page Monday.

"Due to recent impacts from Hurricane Priscilla, the Pine Valley Recreation Area and Forsyth Fire burn scar experienced significant damage during a flood event last week," the social media post reads.

Remnants of Hurricane Priscilla started barreling down on Washington County in the early evening of Friday, Oct. 10, leading to reports of flooded roads.

By 10 p.m., Pine Valley Fire Chief Robert Hardy said "on

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