Environment & Outdoors

A tree and property damaged by wind in Centerville, Utah....
Adam Small

Wind storms in Utah hit hard due to special weather patterns

Utah doesn't get these types of wind storms very often, but when we do, they get pretty intense.
2 years ago
great salt lake shoreline...
Carter Williams

Great Salt Lake expected to rise more this spring; trust unveils 5-year plan to keep it going

Some of the Great Salt Lake's water levels are already high before this year's above-normal collection even melts.
2 years ago
High winds caused some damage overnight in Northern Utah....
KSL NewsRadio

High winds still howling, minimal damage reported

The high wind gusts peaked overnight in Utah, but they are going to keep howling for the next several hours.
2 years ago
Farmington residents ban together to help clean up after a wind storm in the Davis County area on S...
Adam Small

Farmington residents prepare for yet another major wind storm

The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning lasting until noon on Friday. When it comes to the forecasted hurricane-force winds, residents of Farmington are all too familiar with wind storms. 
2 years ago
People on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, take photos and climb on a huge tree that was toppled by high w...
Adam Small and Peter Johnston

Major wind storm to hit Northern Utah on Thursday

A wind storm will come through Norther Utah Thursday and Friday with gust hitting 60-80 mph in many areas.
2 years ago
Solar Eclipse...
Curt Gresseth

How to safely view the April 8 solar eclipse, yes even in Utah

Make sure to protect your eyes from the sun during the solar eclipse on April 8.
2 years ago
worm FILE: Microbialites found during a University of Utah sampling trip at the Great Salt Lake on ...
Carter Williams

A new species found in Utah’s Great Salt Lake changes knowledge of ecosystem

Nematodes live in Great Salt Lake, along with brine shrimp and brine flies, and have a role in the lake's ecosystem not yet fully understood.
2 years ago
Rain barrel water can be used in a garden hose to water plants and grass. (Canva)...
Clayre Scott and Emma Keddington

Utah cities take part in rainwater conservation program

Fifteen Utah cities and counties are taking place in a rain barrel conservation program, set to conserve water used for landscaping.
2 years ago
Trees are seen covered in snow at the Whitepine Trailhead in Alta on Monday, March 4, 2024. Both Li...
Adam Small

Snowpack water levels in Utah reach healthy range, with more snow on the way

Snowpack water levels are now at a healthy range and the state has more snow on the way this week.
2 years ago
South Jordan said their cleanup efforts have concluded, taking 25 dumpsters-full of tumbleweeds to ...
Heather Peterson

Tumbleweed cleanup in South Jordan comes to an end

South Jordan said their cleanup efforts have concluded, taking 25 dumpsters-full of tumbleweeds to the landfill.
2 years ago
A federal test of this well located in Salt Lake's Memory Grove, found small amounts of "forever ch...
Aimee Cobabe, KSL NewsRadio, Shelby Lofton, KSL TV

Salt Lake water officials say there’s ‘no danger” to drinking water after forever chemicals were found in two city wells

Salt Lake City officials found "forever chemicals" in just two of the city's more than 20 groundwater wells. Officials say there's no danger.
2 years ago
Noah Pirkle snowshoes by the Mill B trailhead in Big Cottonwood Canyon, utah snowpack looking good...
Becky Bruce

Northern Utah snowpack, water in good shape ahead of spring runoff

The director of the Utah Division of Water Resources says the Utah snowpack "has been consistently above normal since the beginning of February."
2 years ago
Workers undergo cleanup efforts in Daybreak...
Derrick Jones

Tumbleweed cleanup efforts underway in Daybreak

Cleanup efforts continue in a Daybreak community in South Jordan after an unusual storm blanketed the neighborhood in tumbleweed.
2 years ago
Noah Pirkle snowshoes by the Mill B trailhead in Big Cottonwood Canyon, utah snowpack looking good...
Carter Williams

Comparing Utah’s snowpack this winter with the rest of the West

Utah's mountains gained 12.9 inches of snow water equivalent, otherwise known as snowpack, between the season start on Dec. 1 to its end on Thursday
2 years ago
Cars drive on I-80 with a snowy mountain backdrop after snowstorms hit the Wasatch Front throughout...
Adam Small

More snow expected along the Wasatch Front Monday

The Wasatch Front will see some snow on Monday which could impact drivers during the evening commute.
2 years ago
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Alex Cabrero

South Jordan residents react to thousands of tumbleweeds in front of their homes

As heavy winds blew through a Daybreak neighborhood in South Jordan, avoiding tumbleweeds kind of became a sport.
2 years ago
Salt Lake City International Airport is number one for being on time....
Mark Jones

Delays, cancelations reported at Salt Lake City International Airport

As of 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, airport officials said 146 flights had been delayed, which is 39% of the departing flights.
2 years ago
Crews working on a power pole that was damaged when a heavy wind storm blew through the area near S...
Derrick Jones

Power restored to thousands, work continues, after winter slams Utah

Rocky Mountain Power attributed the outages to power lines downed or damaged by the wind and snow.
2 years ago
Tumbleweeds surround an Eagle Mountain home on March 2, 2024. (Photo credit: Brennen Katsos)...
Josh Ellis

High winds hit Wasatch Front as storm moves in

Winds will continue to increase over western Utah valleys Saturday ahead of a front and spread into southern Utah.
2 years ago
great salt lake shown, a bill to preserve the lake has passed...
Adam Small

Utah Legislature passes massive bill aimed at helping Great Salt Lake

This bill subjects mineral extraction companies to the same rules as every other water user in Great Salt Lake Basin.
2 years ago
Winter conditions...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Here’s what to expect as remnants of California blizzard head to Utah

Much of Utah is under a winter weather advisory as remnants of California's blizzard heads to Utah. Wind and cold temperatures on the way.
2 years ago
Example of a possible future salvage project on Lake Powell....
Derrick Jones

Lake Powell asks for public’s help locating possible salvage

Park officials want to know where sunken vessels were seen as Lake Powell reached record low levels.
2 years ago
FILE: High winds toppled trees that had stood for decades at the Ft. Douglas Post Cemetery, damagin...
Simone Seikaly

Rocky Mountain Power preparing for potentially strong wind storm in Salt Lake

The National Weather Service said wind gusts could reach 65 miles per hour in portions of western Utah valleys on Saturday.
2 years ago
KSL NewsRadio's Jeff Caplan sits inside a FEMA emergency transmitter....
Amanda Dickson

KSL NewsRadio’s role as “first informers” in any emergency

In the worst-case scenarios and emergencies, KSL NewsRadio will be the first to provide essential information. We're doing it alongside FEMA.
2 years ago