Experts say 'megadroughts' are likely to be more common in Utah's future
A recent study suggests that the West \
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20 years ago today - Flight 93 crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
During his tenure as Utah governor, Gary Herbert repeatedly stressed that water is the only limiting factor to the state's growth. That day is here for the nation's fastest-growing state, and water managers are scrambling.
UHP officials said that, at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, dust blanked I-15 between Meadow and Kanosh in Millard County leading up to a chain reaction of crashes. The National Weather Service points out that dust storms and haboobs happen from outflow winds in a thunderstorm that pick up dirt and dust in an area. They can end up miles long in length and thousands of feet in height — and can begin so quickly that it can be difficult to warn ahead of time, according to the agency. Most last only a few minutes, but one of the biggest concerns is that the blinding weather phenomenon can pass over a b...
A freight train derailed in rural Iron County Thursday night because of high floodwaters covering the tracks. Strong, slow moving storms over Iron and Beaver counties yesterday produced impressive rainfall amounts over a 4-hour period leading to flash flooding northeast of Lund. Radar estimates rainfall rates well in excess of 2" per hour at times over the 4-hour period. #utwxpic.twitter.com/mtcPYjtkPx— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) July 16, 2021 Southern Utah has been hit by monsoonal rains and flash floods forcing closures and causing damage. Thursday night, thunderstorms hit so...