SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A late-spring cold front is currently hitting the state, bringing a wave of valley rain and snow, according to the Utah Dept. of Transportation. The higher canyons and Wasatch Back routes, including Parleys Summit and Park City, are expected to see road snow Sunday night into Monday morning. Higher mountain […]
Tag: snowstorm
23-year-old saved by search and rescue after ‘wandering off’ mountain in snowstorm
WEBER COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Weber County Search and Rescue saved a 23-year-old snowboarder after he reportedly wandered off Powder Mountain during Saturday’s snowstorm. The Search and Rescue team said the man ended up in the Middle Fork drainage area, where he ran out of snow as the elevation dropped. ‘Fraud never pays’: Utah woman […]
‘Bonus days’: Spring snowstorm prompts Lost Valley to reopen for 3 days
Apr. 4—Snow groomers move piles of snow in December at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal The Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn, which closed for the season March 30, is reopening for what it calls “three bonus days” Friday, Saturday and Sunday because of the abundance of snow that accompanied the […]
Spring snowstorm to hit upstate NY, as NYC braces for flood threat
An extended spring storm is set to arrive in New York City and the suburbs starting late Tuesday, bringing wind gusts of about 40 mph and the threat of flooding in low-lying areas lasting into Thursday, forecasters said. North and northwest of the city, chillier air is forecast to produce several inches of snow by […]
Sixteen states under weather alerts as major snowstorm sweeps the US
A major snowstorm is sweeping across much of the US, bringing up to 2ft of snow to places as well as causing road accidents and downed power lines. On Sunday, 16 states from California to Michigan were put under weather alerts for snow and blizzards, with heavy layers of snow supplemented with winds whipping up […]
These Wausau and Marshfield area schools will close Monday due to a snowstorm
Due to a snowstorm moving across central Wisconsin that is expected to bring upward of 10 inches of snow to portions of the area and uncertain road conditions in the morning, local schools are announcing closures for Monday. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Marathon and Lincoln counties in central […]
Spring snowstorm delivers shin-deep snowfall in western, central Maine
Mar. 23—A plow clears snow Saturday from the Maine Turnpike in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Central and southern Maine was “spared” serious snow depths Saturday compared to parts of eastern and northern Maine, which saw over a foot of snow. However, driving conditions, as promised by weather forecasters, were treacherous with many vehicle slide-offs reported […]
Weekly ski trip turns into overnight ordeal when about 50 women get stranded in bus during snowstorm
DENVER (AP) — A weekly ski trip for about 50 women from the Denver area turned into an overnight ordeal when their bus got stuck in a snowstorm behind jackknifed semi tractor-trailers on their way back from Vail. One of the women, Brenda Djorup, called it a test of perseverance and patience. But she said […]
California snowstorm brings blizzard conditions to Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe: See photos
A California snowstorm is bringing dangerous blizzard conditions to parts of the state. Cars were left stranded as the storm forced officials to shut down a stretch of Interstate 80. Meteorologists have predicted 10 feet of snow in higher elevations that would create “life-threatening concerns” for residents in the region around Lake Tahoe and blocking […]
Roads closed as powerful snowstorm hits California and Nevada
A blizzard has raged overnight in the Sierra Nevada mountains as the biggest storm of the season shut down a long stretch of the Interstate-80 road in California, while high winds and heavy rain left tens of thousands of people without power. Up to 10ft of snow is expected in some areas. The US National […]
‘Safe travel window’ is over in Sierra Nevada as major snowstorm expected
Snow began falling in California’s Sierra Nevada on Thursday and was expected to continue through the weekend, forecasters said as the mountains faced up to 10 feet of snow from a winter storm. “Your safe travel window is over in the Sierra — best to hunker down where you are,” the National Weather Service in […]
Suozzi and Pilip hunt for votes as snowstorm dampens turnout in special election to replace ex-Rep. George Santos
Democrat Tom Suozzi and Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip scrambled for votes Tuesday as a special election day snowstorm threatened to dampen turnout in their hotly contested Long Island congressional special election to replace disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos. The two campaigns were offering supporters rides to snow-blanketed polling stations in the NY-03 district and trading last-minute […]