Hot, dry and windy conditions mean drought-stricken areas of the Southwest face an "extremely critical" threat of fire Friday, from central and eastern New Mexico to eastern Colorado, including Denver.
The snow that brought steady rain to much of the valley, dumped several inches of snow in the mountains Friday, just in time for the end of the ski season at resorts like Alta Ski Area.
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About 235,000 customers were without power across the Northeast on Tuesday afternoon, primarily in upstate New York, as an April nor'easter brought heavy snow and gusty winds to the region.
Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower to some 5 million customers across the U.S. West.
In a sport synonymous with warm weather and outdoor fun, Tuesday Mother Nature got the win. The Salt Lake Bees postponed their home opener because of snow.
Snowplow crews from the Utah Department of Transportation have prepared to clear another overnight snowstorm. But, this winter has not exactly overwhelmed the department’s budget with big storms.
Extreme rainfall in southeast Africa has become heavier and more likely to occur during cyclones because of climate change, according to a new analysis released Monday by an international team of weather scientists.
Strong storms sweeping through the South have left at least two people dead as the severe weather dropped trees and spawned dozens of tornadoes from Mississippi to South Carolina.
Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable. The collapse last week was the first time scientists have ever seen an ice shelf collapse in this cold area of Antarctica.
For Salt Lake City, the temperature shock could come in the form of the earliest 80 degree day ever reached. Friday's highs are already expected to be 10 degrees warmer than normal.
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Multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing one person and causing multiple injuries and widespread damage before the storm system moved on to Louisiana and Mississippi.
A quick-moving storm has dumped enough snow in Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons to cause the Department of Transportation to put the traction law into effect Sunday.
A powerful winter storm is bringing heavy and blustery snow to the Northeast and hammering the nation's eastern third with strong winds, and will usher freezing temperatures, which could trouble crops in the South.
Troopers with the Utah Highway Patrol responded to 114 crashes and helped 169 motorists get off the roadways Sunday as a winter storm moved in across the state.
Some much-needed snow is expected to make landfall on Utah this weekend, but with that comes an increased risk of avalanche danger in the backcountry, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.