Widlfires are burning in Emery, Duchesne and Wasatch Counties as we begin the second week of June. The Willow Creek Fire near Strawberry Reservoir has closed at least one road as crews try to get a handle on the blaze. The Forest Service says Bjorkman Road will be closed due to the Willow Creek Fire […]
SALT LAKE CITY – Don’t let the clear skies fool you. The Department of Environmental Quality are already asking people to take steps to stem pollution caused by heat. Forecasters think we’ll see some cooler temperatures over the weekend, but, until then, National Weather Service Forecaster Monica Traphagan says we’ll be roughly 15 degrees hotter […]
WASATCH FRONT – Windy, dusty and getting colder. Meteorologists say the storm coming into the Wasatch Front is causing strong winds and creating a lot of problems. That dust that’s in the air along the Wasatch Front is actually being brought in from the dry Sevier Lake. It got so bad, it forced the closure […]
SALT LAKE CITY – This weekend was a crucial time for water watchers, since this is the time snow levels are usually the highest before the spring run-off. The snow levels are quite bad this year, but, the reservoir levels aren’t. A good beginning to 2018 does not make up for a bad ending of 2017, […]
Even with last Sunday’s storm, this winter keeps being one for the warm and dry record-books. The National Weather service says the town of La Verkin got zero inches of measurable snow during this meteorological winter of December, January and February. La Verkin Mayor Richard Hirschi says they will need a really rainy spring to […]
Snow is continuing to accumulate Monday morning. Much of Utah is under a winter storm warning, with other areas under a winter weather advisory. Winter storm warnings (pink) and advisories (purple) continue for a large portion of northern and western Utah through Monday. For more info for your specific location: https://t.co/6j4WZlqX3P #utwx pic.twitter.com/b5ZDPsn7vG — NWS […]
“Breaking news, guys, January is missing” – KSL Meteorologist Grant Weyman Very warm temperatures continue this week. KSL Newsradio’s Mary Richards reports. Follow @kslmrichards
Brighton is opening Tuesday, the first resort to open for the season.The lifts will fire-up at 9 a-m. Two other resorts are planning to open this week. Snowbird is set to open Wednesday, while Park City Mountain plans to start on Thanksgiving Day. Alta announced they’ll open December 1, because they don’t have as […]
A winter storm is expected to be parked over the Wasatch Front all day Friday. The ski resorts hope it lasts, the Salt Lake Airport tweeted a picture of de-icing planes, and it is making for wet crowds watching the high school championship games at Rice-Eccles Stadium. People going into the stands could not take […]
Now that Halloween is over, it’s almost ski season. Park City Mountain and Brian Head open on November 17th; the others are setting their opening dates as well. They will be helped by a storm coming this weekend which promises snow in the mountains, perhaps even one to two feet. Other resorts are going […]
A family who was hit while trick-or-treating 2 years ago, came back to the spot in Salt Lake City on Thursday to share a safety message for others. Amy Davis was behind the main group of trick or treaters on 2100 South, when she heard screeching tires and the impact of a crash. […]
PAGE, Ariz — A sudden, powerful downward gust of wind swamped or sank dozens of powerboats and jet skis Thursday at Lake Powell along the Arizona-Utah border. Authorities say at least three people were injured about 1 p.m. One woman’s arm was severed. A 57-year-old woman suffered head and hip injuries while another person had […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Get ready for weather whiplash. We are going from an expected high of 92 degrees on Monday, to 68 degrees on Friday. And it will be rainy. “This is a colder storm system coming our way. It will be a cool morning Saturday when it clears out,” said KSL […]
TAMPA — Experts fear Hurricane Irma could cause far more damage than Hurricane Andrew, even though it’s not quite as strong. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew hit Florida as a category 5 storm, causing $26 million dollars in damage. Even though building codes have improved greatly in the years since, if same size storm hit today, […]
SALT LAKE CITY — We shouldn’t be in these upper 90s temperatures. It’s September but it is just still so hot. “It was a nice cool morning; at least we were starting out in the 60s. But it zooms up pretty quickly in the afternoon,” said KSL Meteorologist Grant Weyman. And the wind is […]
HOUSTON — As they worked to help more people get out of their water-logged homes, members of Utah’s Task Force One received thanks from members of the community. A resident bought them snacks at a convenience store southwest of Houston, telling KSL Television he simply wanted to let responders know how much he appreciated them. […]
HOUSTON — Days that feel like weeks. That’s how some people describe their experience in and around Houston as water continues to chase some people out of their homes. Even though blue skies greeted people Wednesday morning, some new areas were under evacuation due to emergency releases from reservoirs south and west of Houston. Late […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A team of medical specialists from Utah has been deployed to Texas to assist in the response effort to Hurricane Harvey. Utah’s DMAT-1 is a Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Utah’s DMAT-1 is a Disaster Medical Assistance Team. They don’t have their assignment yet, but the team’s commander, Dr. Steven Bott says […]
HOUSTON — Floodwaters have breached the LDS temple in Houston, Texas. The temple president says nearby Cyprus Creek became a river, rising by more than 20 feet, and the current is so strong it’s been dangerous to even try to get to the temple. It’s in the community of Klein, which is northwest of the […]
DALLAS — As more Utahns make their way to Texas to help with relief and recovery from Hurricane Harvey, many evacuees are being brought to places like the Dallas Convention Center, which has set up a shelter ready to accommodate up to 5,000 people. Last night, more than 210 people were brought by bus to […]
