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SALT LAKE CITY — It's been 40 years since flood waters overtook Utah, damaging cities across the state and notably turning State Street in Salt Lake City into a river. In 1983, the snowpack was at its ...

SALT LAKE CITY — If you were in Utah in 1983, chances are you remember the flooding. Or if you were born since or moved here recently, you might have heard of the “State Street River.” On May 29, 40 ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah on Friday broke the record statewide snowpack of 26.0" snow water equivalent set back in 1983 — and a winter storm on Friday was expected to keep that number climbing.

A small 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook southern Idaho and parts of northern Utah early Friday morning.The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake hit Injured 70-year-old hiker rescued from ...

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The fact is, 2023 already is or likely could be the largest snowpack year of record. With record snowpacks comes the probability of exceptionally high streamflow. But will it cause flooding? First, ...

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