Air Quality and Pollution
The valleys of the Wasatch Front of northern Utah experience their greatest concentrations of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulates from November through February. Ozone reaches …
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September8ON THIS DAY
FROM THE UTAH WEATHER ALMANAC · 1847–2006
There’s history in the forecast.
In 2000, a tornado was seen on Highway 20 near Panguitch. A tornado was also seen by 2 people near Moab. In 2002, an F2 tornado slammed through Manti, causing $2 million in damage. It was 800 feet wide, traveled nearly 3 miles and was on the ground for 15 minutes.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY · September 8
Snow in Ivins
Enough snow fell on March 9-10, 2006, in Ivins (Southwestern), Utah, to make a snowman! Photograph by Betty James; courtesy of ABC4-KTVX Television.
Betty James
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