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Lindsay Aerts

More rain has fallen in Oct. than the entire summer in Salt Lake

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake says in the first four days of October Salt Lake has gotten more rain than the entire summer.
8 years ago
Mudslides caused havoc for one neighborhood in in Spring Lake (Photo Credit: Lori Brinkerhoff)...
Paul Nelson

Mudslides caused by rain in Utah County

Some residents in southern Utah County had a major mess to clean up thanks to mudslides from the burn scars of recent fires.
8 years ago
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Paul Nelson

National Guard and volunteers prepare for potential floods

Soldiers from the Utah National Guard are deployed all over southern Utah County as neighborhoods near burn scars getting ready for possible floods.  Some residents question if there are going to be enough sandbags to protect their property.
8 years ago
Mark Oliver

Woodland Hills preps for possible flooding

Utah Emergency Management’s Kathy Holder shares how Woodland Hills residents can make sure they’re covered if flooding damages their homes.
8 years ago
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Mary Richards

Flood watch in effect for Utah on Tuesday

After a very dry September, Utah could see a bunch of rain the first week of October, with a flood watch in place for much of the area.
8 years ago
Mary Richards

Dry September, dry water year in Utah

September was super dry…and the water picture doesn’t look that good for Utah right now. This September ties for the driest on record, and it does not look like it will rain before the end of the month. “The one thing we have the highest confidence in right now, is that temperatures will run higher […]
8 years ago
Red flag warning...
Becky Bruce

Red flag warning covers much of Utah

A red flag warning is in effect for much of Utah today, with highs along the Wasatch Front into the lower 90s and triple digits for St. George. 
8 years ago
Less smoke means better air quality for Utah...
Becky Bruce

Air quality improving on Wasatch Front

Cooler weather arrives on the Wasatch Front, along with improved air quality courtesy of high-level winds that are pushing some of the smoke from western wildfires out of the region. 
8 years ago
Smoky air created pollution for a second day in a row...
Becky Bruce

Northern Utah set for second smoky air day

Smoky air is expected to cause problems for people who are sensitive to poor air quality for a second day in a row in northern Utah. 
8 years ago
A storm system left hail, flooding and mudslides across Utah...
Becky Bruce

Hail, storm takes northern Utah by surprise

A soaker of a storm threw down as much water in a few minutes as many parts of Utah would normally get in several months. 
8 years ago
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Mary Richards

Weather causes havoc across Utah, includes one false alarm

The National Weather Service is explaining a scary false alarm sent during the middle of Wednesday's severe weather.
8 years ago
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Nick Wyatt

NWS: Utah’s smoky air is here to stay

Forecasters say smoky air, much of it from fires in other states, is going to stick around in Utah for the foreseeable future. 
8 years ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Wildfire smoke makes for unhealthy air quality

Wildfires around the state aren't doing Utah's air quality any favors. KSL Meteorologist Grant Weyman says today's air will be moderately unhealthy.
8 years ago
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Heather Kelly

Water reservoirs are drying up due to lawn overwatering

Many cities across northern Utah are experiencing water shortages due to the lack of snowpack. A resvervoir lost 25-million gallons of water in one night.
8 years ago
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Peter Samore

Northern Utah close to driest on record this summer

Fire dangers will stay high, especially since July's rainfall in northern Utah is 20% of normal. And things aren't looking up.
8 years ago
Riverton City asks residents to conserve water...
Paul Nelson

Riverton warns everyone to cut back on water use

The city of Riverton is already seeing water problems and they could get worse if people don’t cut back on how much they irrigate their lawns.
8 years ago
National Weather Service is asking the public to take steps in preventing lightning caused fires....
Nick Wyatt

NWS: Take precautions on properties after lightning causes fires

There's obviously no way of stopping lightning from striking, but the National Weather Service is advising those with properties to take inventory of dry fuels and take action to create defensible space around homes and structures after a string of brush fires were sparked overnight.
8 years ago
Monsoon season Utah: storm system coming, cloud seeding...
Dave Cawley

Severe weather strikes southern Utah

KANAB — Heavy rains on Saturday caused flooding across parts of southern Utah and prompted warnings from the National Weather Service covering sections of Washington, Kane and Garfield Counties. The National Weather Service reported that roughly two inches of rain fell around Kanab, causing upwards of two feet of water to pool on roads in […]
8 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Davis County homeowners asked to let lawns go brown

Homeowners in Farmington, Kaysville and Fruit Heights are being warned about a potentially big water problem.  They’re encouraging residents to cut watering and let their lawns go brown.
8 years ago
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Mary Richards

Lightning-sparked fire burning near Grantsville, Utah

It sparked from lightning Monday night, and grew to over a thousand acres overnight.
8 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Dry and hot weather causing problems at reservoirs, farmers already seeing problems

We may see some spotted showers across the Wasatch Front, but, it is expected to do little to help the state’s water picture. Farmers are already seeing problems because of dry weather.
8 years ago
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Heather Kelly

We’re having a heat wave, but it isn’t tropical

The extreme heat is not helping firefighting efforts across the Beehive State.
8 years ago
View of the Dollar Ridge Fire from Strawberry Bay Marina / Peter Samore, KSL Newsradio...
Mary Richards

Dollar Ridge Fire burns near Strawberry Reservoir

One of the newest wildfires burning across Utah is growing quickly near Strawberry Reservoir.
8 years ago
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Brianna Bodily

Heat wave has advocates worried about Utah’s elderly

Utah is expected to stay in the 90s until Friday, nearing triple digits on Wednesday. As it heats up, advocates are worried the extreme temperatures will put some of Utah's elderly at risk.
8 years ago