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On February 13, 1885, a snowslide at Alta (that was then a mining town) killed 16 people. This…
Photo by C.R. Savage.)
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1900-2002 Weather Photos
Photographs, dates, and credits are preserved from the original UCCW publication.
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At about 10:00 PM, on July 18, 1918, two large bolts of lightning struck and killed 654 head of…
Photo by the U.S. Forest Service. Historical information provided by Darlene Hagberg of Salt Lake City.)
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On August 9, 1920, hail one to two inches in diameter killed hundreds of birds and chickens and…
Photo by Zelda Kirkham.)
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On August 13, 1923, flood waters caused extensive damage in Willard. This is the Main Street of…
Photo by L.M. Winsor.)
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On September 1, 1939, lightning hit and killed 835 sheep that had been bedded down for the night…
Photo courtesy of National Weather Service.)
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On August 19, 1945, towering thunderstorms pounded the Salt Lake Airport with high winds, heavy…
Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
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During the Winter of 1948-1949, heavy snow, severe cold and high winds caused serious problems…
Photo by Phil Williams.)
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During the rapid spring thaw of 1952, 1300 South Street in Salt Lake City became a river of…
Photo courtesy of National Weather Service.)
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At about 7:00 PM on January 10, 1964, forty mile-per-hour winds caused newly fallen snow to roll…
Photo by L.V. McNeely.)
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On February 20, 1971, canyon winds gusting to 88 mph flipped over house trailers in the Golden…
Photo by the Deseret News.)
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At 3:12 PM (MDT), on July 24, 1981, a tornado touched down about three miles north of the…
Photo by Barbara J. Ekker.)
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During the past 149 years, the Great Salt Lake has peaked three times at 4,211 feet above sea…
Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
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On September 29, 1982, floodwaters destroyed portions of the road near the Storm Mountain area…
Photo by David Carpenter.)
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On September 3, 1983, thunderstorms produced hail ½” to 1½” in diameter throughout the Salt Lake…
Photo courtesy of National Weather Service.)
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In the Spring of 1983, rapid warming during the last week of May and the first part of June…
Photo by Jim Duthie.)
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In the Spring of 1983, rapid warming during the last week of May and the first part of June…
Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
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On June 23, 1983, billions of gallons of water broke through the DMAD Dam northeast of Delta and…
Photo courtesy of National Weather Service.)
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In the Spring of 1983, rapid warming during the last week of May and the first part of June…
Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
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On October 18, 1984, a “lake effect” snowstorm dropped 22 inches of snow in 24 hours on the east…
Photo by of the Salt Lake Tribune.)
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On October 5, 1994, severe thunderstorms produced ¼” to 1″ diameter hail that pelted many areas…
Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
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At about 3:00 AM, on August 12, 1985, a large lightning strike hit the southwestern part of the…
Photo by Mike Rogers)
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On August 25, 1987, a cold-air funnel type tornado touched down briefly west of Plymouth, then…
Photo courtesy of Christine Caldwell. Picture taken from a hill above the Hampton Ford Historical Site at about 3500 West 15200 North, Collinston, Utah.)
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On December 23, 1988, a cold front produced heavy snow over the Wasatch Front, with up to five…
Photos courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
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On December 23, 1988, a cold front produced heavy snow over the Wasatch Front, with up to five…
Photos courtesy of the National Weather Service.)
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On May 21, 1992, a 45-foot wide tornado was spotted about 10 miles west of Beaver by a person…
Photo courtesy of National Weather Service.)
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On January 11, 1993, a record snow depth of 26 inches was measured at the Salt Lake City…
Photo by William J. Alder.)
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On March 4, 1993, up to fourteen feet of snow covered the ground at Duck Creek Village east of…
Photo by Mel Aldrich.)
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In August 1994, a controlled burning of vegetation on the southeast shore of Yuba Lake produced…
Photo by Jim Hanks.)
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On April 4-6, 1983, strong canyon winds created havoc along the Wasatch Front. Wind speeds…
Photo by Ogden Standard Examiner.)