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The 2News weather team has been talking about it all week a potentially record-breaking heat wave has arrived as we continue to close out the first full week of June.
In response to the increasing temperatures concerns for safety are raising as well.
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City issued Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories for sections of the state where temperatures are expected to soar to dangerous levels.
An Excessive Heat Warning is issued when a heat index, or real feel , of 105 degrees is expected to last for two hours or more. Little to no overnight cooling is expected in the effected areas.
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SALT LAKE CITY Salt Lake City International Airport has passed the previous daily precipitation record for April 26, set in 2012 at 0.79 inches, with 0.80 inches on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
The traction law was lifted for Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon for all vehicles on Monday at about 5:30 p.m. after going into effect around 2:40 p.m. after heavy rain, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City warned drivers to be aware of slick conditions and water pooling on the road as the rain continued to fall in Salt Lake City and throughout southwest Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY Salt Lake City International Airport has passed the previous daily precipitation record for April 26, set in 2012 at 0.79 inches, with 0.80 inches on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
The traction law was lifted for Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon for all vehicles on Monday at about 5:30 p.m. after going into effect around 2:40 p.m. after heavy rain, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City warned drivers to be aware of slick conditions and water pooling on the road as the rain continued to fall in Salt Lake City and throughout southwest Utah.
, with summer and wildfire season on the horizon.
The snowpack has likely peaked and is melting into the area’s waterways, officials indicated. But because of historically dry soils, much of the snowmelt is being absorbed by the earth on its way to the area’s streams and rivers.
Glen Merrill, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City who also manages its hydrology program, said on April 8, before the recent round of storms, that the snowmelt runoff was predicted to be only half of normal levels for the Weber River and Upper Provo River basins.
“Quite grim,” he said of the situation.
Romney and Curtis Back Funding For Wildfire Cleanup
Two Utah Republican lawmakers are joining a bipartisan effort to re-introduce emergency legislation related to wildfires. Sen. Mitt Romney and Rep. John Curtis signed on with lawmakers from Colorado and California. The MATCH Act is meant to make it easier for communities to recover from wildfires. Romney is supporting the legislation because he said there were bureaucratic setbacks for Utah and Duchesne counties after wildfires in 2018. Curtis said the longer it takes to clean up, there are more costs and extra work. The MATCH Act would fund more reliable rehabilitation activities right after wildfires occur.