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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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FROM THE UTAH WEATHER ALMANAC · 1847–2006
In 1986, a waterspout formed over the south end of the Great Salt Lake. It occurred between Antelope and Stansbury Islands. Water was carried about a third of the way up the funnel. In 1991, a 30-foot wide tornado touched down in Brigham City. It uprooted 20 trees and damaged a shed and a house. In 2003, a foot of snow fell atop Hidden Peak at Snowbird.
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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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Lightning hits Lehi, Utah, on June 9, 2006, 10:15 PM Photograph by Trevor Hansen; courtesy of ABC4-KTVX Television
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