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The Utah bison statue in Tooele, Utah. (KSL TV)...
Andrew Adams

Emergency managers urge preparedness as forecasters say extreme cold is expected for northern Utah

Emergency managers were urging Utahns to take winter seriously and to be prepared as forecasters warned of the potential for extreme cold to reach northern Utah by the middle of January.
4 months ago
A snowplow removing snow from Big Cottonwood Canyon's roads with a car parked on the street....
Emma Benson

Parking restrictions are in effect for Big and Little Cottonwood canyons

Fresh powder is exciting for people heading up the mountains this weekend, but local officials are warning visitors of the new parking restrictions.
4 months ago
The crashed UDOT snowplow on the side of SR-73. (Utah Departm...
Michael Houck

UDOT snowplow crashes after car attempted to pass it

A snowplow spun out of control and flipped on its side after a car attempted to pass it Friday evening. 
4 months ago
The top of one of Utah's mountains after an avalanche....
Lindsay Aerts

Utah Avalanche Center warns of increased recreating amid avalanche risk

Utahns may be craving to play in the snow, but the Utah Avalanche center is worried about that intersecting with the rising level of avalanche danger.
4 months ago
Cars travel as a snowstorm moves into the Wasatch Front on Jan. 5, 2024. (KSL TV)...
Mike Anderson

State troopers urge drivers to slow down, use caution as storms move in

Accident numbers go way up during snowstorms, and state troopers say most of those can easily be avoided with more careful driving.
4 months ago
Two people died and one was injured when a car hit an overturned semitruck on northbound I-15 in Pa...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Carter Williams, KSL.com

Snow forecast to impact Utah roads again Friday, after several crashes Thursday

Snow is expected to continue to impact Utah roads again on Friday, after slick roads resulted in multiple crashes across the state, including one that killed two women and critically injured another in Payson on Thursday.
4 months ago
Two snowplows getting ready to push the snow off Herriman City's roads....
Alex Cabrero

Massive population growth has led to more miles of roads for Utah’s snowplows

Herriman City is getting ready for the upcoming winter storms with a new fleet of snowplows, more supplies, and new workers.
4 months ago
Snow basin light show.   (Jeff McMurdie)...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Here’s what Utah’s snowpack looks like at the start of 2024

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s 2024 snowpack remains below normal at the unofficial halfway point of the collection season. Its statewide average is 3.9 inches of snow water equivalent, about 69% of the median average for New Year’s Day, according to Natural Resources Conservation Service data. The holiday is almost the exact halfway point in […]
4 months ago
A surfer catches some air off a wave at Mavericks Beach near Half Moon Bay, California, on Dec. 28....
Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN

Huge waves to hit California coast for third day, creating life-threatening conditions

Massive waves and coastal flooding are wreaking havoc for a third day in many of California’s coastal communities, where extreme conditions have forced water rescues, washed away cars and injured a handful of enthralled onlookers.
4 months ago
The mountains covered in snow in northern Utah....
Mike Anderson and Michael Houck

Utah’s snowpack is starting off below average, but has potential to increase

Ski resorts couldn't wait for the snow to fall from the sky, so they brought out the snow guns. But does that mean trouble for Utah's snow for the rest of the year?
4 months ago
People skate at the Gallivan Center plaza rink on Saturday night. (Carter Williams, KSL.com)...
Carter Williams

Will there be a white Christmas this year? It may depend on how you define it

Many meteorologists have posed a holiday-related question that sparks a debate akin to whether or not "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie.
5 months ago
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Lindsay Aerts

Lots of extra people, no major delays impacting holiday travel at Salt Lake City Int’l Airport

It's the most wonderful time of the year — and the busiest — at the Salt Lake City International Airport.
5 months ago
LOGAN -- Cache County often captures some of the worst air in the country. That's due to it being s...
Mike Anderson

Cache County inversions capture high levels of ammonia pollution

Thanks to the geography and agriculture industry in Cache Valley, the area often has the highest levels of ammonia-based air pollution in the country.
5 months ago
Amber Gardner looks at the debris from a friend's destroyed house in the West Creek Farms neighborh...
Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press

Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods

Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers cleaned up Sunday from severe weekend storms and tornadoes that killed six people and sent dozens more to the hospital while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles and knocking out power to tens of thousands.
5 months ago
emergency lights...
Andy Rose, CNN

Three people killed, including child, after tornado strikes Tennessee

A tornado that cut through Clarksville, Tennessee, Saturday evening left at least three people dead, the county officials said.
5 months ago
The van losing control on the highway almost hitting UHP Trooper Juan Branchini. (Courtesy: Utah Hi...
Brianna Chavez

UHP trooper avoids potential crash, credits drivers for slowing down

A close call for some drivers in Layton Friday morning after a van slid across HWY 89 going northbound due to snow on the road.
5 months ago
(FILE) - Cars on a snowy road in a canyon. More snow is on its way to Utah on Saturday night. (KSL ...
Katija Stjepovic and Michael Houck, KSL TV

UHP, UDOT warn drivers to be prepared before driving on snowy roads

As the snowy weather hits Utah's valleys, UHP and UDOT wants every driver to be prepared for the upcoming snowy weather.
5 months ago
Motorists drive in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Dec. 1. The upper Cottonwood canyons could receive up t...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Another winter storm warning issued as more snow arrives in Utah

A winter storm arriving in Utah has the potential to deliver up to another 2 feet of snow in Utah's mountains by the end of Friday.
5 months ago
Skiers on the lift at Snowbird on Sunday before it closed for the day. (KSL TV)...
Brianna Chavez

Avalanche risk high in northern Utah, winter storm delays some ski resorts

A weekend winter storm that brought heavy snow to the mountains along the Wasatch Front also led to high avalanche risk warnings across northern Utah.
5 months ago
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Andrew Adams

UDOT plow driver: ‘I’m here for whatever Mother Nature brings my way’

After record snowfall last year, Utah Department of Transportation snowplow drivers were gearing up Friday for snow over the weekend and whatever other storms were lining up for the month of December.
5 months ago
(Utah Department of Transportation)...
Luke Seaver

Crashes, closures on Utah roads amid snowy weekend conditions

A number of crashes and road closures were reported in Utah Saturday morning, as snowy conditions continued into the weekend.
5 months ago
Jordan Thorpe scrapes snow off his windshield after the first snow of the season in the valley in S...
Emma Benson

Winter driving tips to stay safe on the roads

Last weekend's Thanksgiving storm caused more than 100 crashes throughout the state, so officials are urging drivers to be extremely cautious in these conditions.
5 months ago
The inversion as seen from Salt Lake City on Nov. 29, 2023. (Jack Grimm, KSL TV)...
ADAM SMALL

A storm and inversion relief is on its way to Utah

People should be able to breathe a little bit easier this weekend. A major winter storm is expected to dump snow all over Northern Utah and clear out the nasty air.
5 months ago
(Frank Klein, National Park Service)...
Luke Seaver

Rockfall in Canyonlands closes White Rim Road

A large rockfall over the weekend in Canyonlands National Park has resulted in the closure of a section of the White Rim Road.
5 months ago

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