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Mark Jones

A Code Blue alert issued in Salt Lake County for Sunday night

A Code Blue alert has been issued for Salt Lake County for Sunday night as temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s.
2 months ago
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Mary Culbertson

Winter storm alert still active for central and northern Utah, caution advised

Utah saw the forces of dangerous winds on Saturday, but meteorologists say the caution should continue into Sunday.
2 months ago
A photo of a tree blown over in a park in a Nephi from high winds on March 2, 2024, (Craig Oswald)...
Brianna Chavez

Strong winds leave behind damage across Utah

From uprooted trees to flying trampolines, most of the state experienced strong wind gusts that left behind damage for many.
2 months ago
Workers clear snow in a residential neighborhood, Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Truckee, Calif. (AP P...
Brooke Hess and Ken Ritter, The Associated Press

A massive blizzard howls in the Sierra Nevada. High winds and heavy snow close roads and ski resorts

A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets” howled in the Sierra Nevada mountains, closing a long stretch of Interstate 80 in Northern California, forcing ski resorts to shut down, and leaving thousands of homes without power.
2 months ago
Salt Lake City International Airport is also being impacted by the winterstorm moving through Utah....
Mark Jones

Delays, cancellations reported at Salt Lake City International Airport

Salt Lake City International Airport is also being impacted by the winter storm moving through Utah.
2 months ago
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Cary Schwanitz

Rocky Mountain Power scrambles to repair outages affecting thousands

Rocky Mountain Power crews planned to work around the clock this weekend repairing power lines as winds up to 65 mph pummeled Utah.
2 months ago
Several people in Salt Lake County woke up to tumbleweeds outside their homes, and not just a dozen...
Alex Cabrero

Tumbleweeds pile up in front of homes in Daybreak

Many people in Salt Lake County woke up to tumbleweeds outside their homes, and not just a dozen or so.
2 months ago
With gusts over 65 mph, powerful winds surged into Utah Saturday, March 2, 2024, ahead of a big sto...
Larry D. Curtis

Powerful winds close lifts and runs at Utah ski resorts

As powerful winds and a winter storm surged into Utah Saturday, several ski resorts closed lifts or cancelled ski days.
2 months 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

High winds moved into the Wasatch Front Saturday afternoon, swamping homes with tumbleweeds and damaging a Salt Lake church's roof.
2 months ago
A vehicle drives through blowing snow near Interstate 80 (I-80) in the Sierra Nevada mountains at t...
Scott Sonner

Powerful storm in California and Nevada shuts interstate and dumps snow on mountains

Tens of thousands of customers are without power early Saturday and a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 80 remains closed indefinitely.
2 months ago
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Brianna Chavez

Rocky Mountain Power prepared for strong winds that could cause power outages

With strong winds anticipated throughout much of the state this weekend, Rocky Mountain Power said crews are standing by, prepared for whatever damage may come.
2 months ago
Motorists drive in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Dec. 1. The upper Cottonwood canyons could receive up t...
Carlysle Price

High winds, winter storm moving in; high-profile vehicles banned on I-80 due to wind gusts

The National Weather Service issued a high wind and winter storm warning for Utahns this upcoming weekend as strong winds are forecasted along the Wasatch Front.
2 months ago
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Carter Williams, KSL.com

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

A storm arriving in Utah has the potential to deliver multiple feet of mountain snow and decent valley accumulation this weekend, depending on variables.
2 months ago
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Cary Schwanitz

Code Blue issued for Salt Lake County

The Code Blue alert, issued by the Salt Lake City Council, prompts emergency shelters to expand capacity by 35%.
2 months ago
A sled dog team crosses Portage Lake in Portage, Maine, during the Can Am Crown 250 in 2001. (Rober...
Rachel Ramirez, CNN

Longest sled dog race in eastern US canceled due to not enough snow

The organizers of the Can-Am sled dog races canceled this year’s event due to dangerously insufficient snow coverage.
2 months ago
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist, Andy Rose and Joe Sutton, CNN

Texas fire doubles in size, threatens towns and forces evacuations

An out-of-control wildfire is threatening Texas Panhandle towns and forcing residents to evacuate.
2 months ago
The crown of an avalanche triggered on Little Water Peak near Millcreek Canyon is pictured on Monda...
Michael Houck

Skier severely injured following avalanche near Little Water Peak

A woman needed to be hoisted out of Little Water Peak after being hurt after an avalanche Monday afternoon.
2 months ago
A snowplow clears the road in Cottonwood Heights on Feb. 9. An incoming storm is expected to provid...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Warning issued for Utah mountains, advisories for valleys ahead of latest storm

More winterlike conditions are on the way after a springlike weekend, but snow accumulations will likely depend on the speed of the next storm arriving in Utah.
2 months ago
A paddle boarder tows an inflatable unicorn on a temporary lake in Death Valley on Thursday, Feb. 2...
Ty O'Neil, John Locher and Stephanie Dazio, The Associated Press

Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth’s driest spots

Kayakers have been paddling in one of the driest places on Earth after a series of record rainstorms battered California’s Death Valley and replenished Lake Manly.
2 months ago
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Associated Press

2 children were killed when a hillside collapsed along a Northern California river

Two children were killed when a hillside collapsed along a river in Northern California, which has been hit by a series of winter storms.
2 months ago
A paddle boarder tows an inflatable unicorn on a temporary lake in Death Valley on Thursday, Feb. 2...
Ty O'Neil, John Locher and Stefanie Dazio

Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth’s driest spots

Kayakers have been paddling in one of the driest places on Earth after a series of storms battered California’s Death Valley and replenished Lake Manly.
2 months ago
U.S. Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center forecasters nearly avoiding sliding off the edge of a mou...
Mike Anderson

Avalanche was ‘too close for comfort,’ for forecasters with Utah Avalanche Center

Forecasters with the US Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center were caught off-guard Wednesday as they triggered an avalanche just next to their ski tracks.
2 months ago
A UDOT snowplow clears the road in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (Jeffrey D. Allre...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Northern Utah school district apologizes for ‘wrong call’ after not issuing a start delay

Cache County school district officials issued an apology Wednesday for not delaying the start of schools after over a half-foot of snow fell on roads across the Cache Valley.
2 months ago
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Mike Anderson

‘The groundhog was wrong’: Heavy snow, rain mix hits Cache Valley

Rain across much of the Wasatch Front brought a lot of that heavy, slushy snow to the Cache Valley Wednesday.
2 months ago

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