Once upon a time, there were too many coincedences to admit the truth, but due to having taken 7th grade math the NOAA has been exposed.

All the education in the world could not teach your 2 million fox viewers in the surrounding area of Fox13, that the close vicinity of upper atmospheric conditions created by surrounding states volcanic activities and geothermal energy could make climatologists cringe when they forget about the land before they try to fly a report across the airwaves.

Its too easy to take the birds, the bees, the flowers,  and the trees, to collect a paycheck, but not easy to put Mt St. Helen's in the mix of what the weather does and does not do, until you see it neighbors can put ashes and gases in the air at altitudes that the jet stream carries.

Well Brett, I did not take your car, but we might have the same respect for certain models, especially, that turbo beaver I wanted.     

With someone inventing geothermal energy sources instead of claiming Grandpa had a diamond mine under the corn field and furniture shop, Uncle Bill will sleep a little easier, knowing that the air will be cleaner in Utah, with these vocanicological resources being piped from your areas, and environmentally friendlier.

Geothermal energy is a highly reliable source of cleaner energy than coal, and local element considerations, that are within piping distance, (unlike me) of the Utah valley areas.    Did you see blue lagoon?   No not the one where the children become lovers with that supermodel lady in a sitcom, but the blue lagoon geothermal energy plant?

If they can pipe oil from Alaska to the immediate region of the Rocky mountains, why not  geothermal energy sources in Wyoming, Washington, and Oregon?  

Aint this funny?  I remember a reservation in Utah was reported to have been a victim of some company wanting to get rid of hazardous waste, and dig holes thousands of feet down, yet, it can dig hundreds of feet down in a neighboring area or State, to make geothermal energy?  Come on.... Get real.   Cleaner, cheaper and easier to maintain when you have to deal with people making monopolies in federal industries.

Look, they ought to get to the hot side of the volcano areas and dump some of that waste in a hot lava domed magma stream, that would end the years of contemplations of maintenance and upkeep, and save tax payers money to do something like,  get loans for airplanes when the president says the U.S. roadways need repairs.

So no excuses people in government, no excuses, please.  Unless you want to explain how a country has 4 or more geothermal energy plants, and an electricity rate far lower than the U.S. and far cleaner than nuclear energy, yet its population is shadowed by the U.S.  Give it up, I am not really interested in spanking my kids with carbon monoxide, or trash talk at the bank, or on payday.   

Look your amusement parks have made enough money off kidnapping dolphins and orca's.  End your strike.

CherokeeKid

They are awful!!!!!!!!! They charge outragoues riduclous amounts, go check out there history on the bbb, I work for a plumbing company a couple months ago we received a letter from them for a seminar entiteld, "how to charge you customers more and get away with it"!

 

Buyer Beware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As cold as it was last night (and will be again tonight....Sunday) it can get a lot colder at this time of year.  Tonight's record overnight low in SLC is -13 (it's hard to imagine).  We'll see temps around 3 degrees for an overnight tonight.

Once again many throughout the state will see remarkably cold temps. tonight.  Randolph will be about -20, and some areas in the Unita basin will be in the -15 to -20 range.

Hang in there...we have the perfect solution for stable, stagnant, cold air.  A storm moves in tomorrow (Monday) for most of Northern Utah.  Look for snow by the afternoon and (thankfully) temps. in the 30's by afternoon as well.

Many have asked for it and now looks like you'll get one this week.  A bit of a break from the snow.

Bear in mind there will be some storms passing by to our North this week and some could dip down into Northern Utah but for the first time in a while I don't see anything real big headed our way.

I must admit...after that Christmas day storm I was ready for a break too...but I don't want it to last too long...I absolutely hate valley haze associated with temperature inversions.  Looks like by next Sunday we could see another busy pattern setting up and I am crossing my fingers it happens.  Stay tuned....

I can’t take the snow sitting on the main roadways and not being plowed any longer. I think after this last snow storm on Christmas Day people would be more proactive and vocal about the issue. I realize the state has to cut funding, but they have cut it in an area that puts Utahans in danger. At the very least they could start taking donations specifically for snow removal. If I could get to work safer, and not have to drive thirty miles at 20 mph I would absolutely donate to the cause.

 

Already I have missed a day of work because I couldn’t get through all the snow. This being the beginning of winter, I can foresee more missed days. I live in Ogden and they don’t plow at all. For the last three days there has been an inch of ice on the roadways because they don’t salt either. Now, as it melts, it's thick slush that's just as much of a struggle to drive through. I’m not sure I want to live in a state that's more worried about making us mad by a tax increase than keeping us safe. Why can’t they increase it and say, it’s for snow removal and your safety. I'll pay to keep myself safe. In fact, I’m contemplating buying a new car for that reason.

 

I don’t like living here anymore. It’s too stressful.

 

 

Carbon and Emery snow plow drivers (which one is husband)  are out keeping the roads clear and safe for the public travelers. This is not my hubbys actual title, but we (UDOT ) all help because we are like family.I would like to give a shout out for all the men and women that are out today,tonight a as long as takes to keep thes safe for everyone.It is                    Christmas  Day, and they are out there doing 12 hour shifts, to keep the roads clear and safe. Kudos for the UDOT snow plow drivers. And to my honey, I won' cook that prime rib until I hear from you. Thank you for listening, and say great job  Carbon/Emery drivers!

Love your wife and kids, and God Bless all of you.

Thousands of people are stranded all around the country trying to get to their Christmas destinations.  Wintery weather always makes Christmas a bit more merry, but is there too much snow this season? Planes skidding off icy runways, roads too snowy to drive... The thought of spending the holidays in a bus terminal or airport seems so sad!  (and that just may be what I'll have to do if my plane gets delayed)...

Merry Christmas!

Does anybody notice that when it comes to the subject of rain or snow, the media announcer gets a serious air about them and reports like it's a bad thing. Sure, we can't drive a million miles an hour around town or we may have to use an umbrella or a raincoat or gloves or a beanie to be comfortable, but, hey, that's weather. Plus, in the case of snow, if you live north of 34 degrees latitude, it's very likely that you're going to see some in your lifetime. It's like people that live right next to a river and get "surprised" by a flood. Doesn't make sense to me. How about you?

So, Dear Weather Person, how about the next time something other than sunshine is in the forecast that you report it as a positive. Rain and snow bring water and rebirth to the world around us. So you need some kind of cover to make Life a little less uncomfortable but it's not a bad thing, just something different.

Have a Great Day, no matter what the weather is!

I was wondering why, why oh why, if you are a weather reporter that talks about in the desert, blah, blah, blah, and never in a half a decade did I ever hear of anyone reporting well we have a sandstorm watch on, or similar event, yet I washed my clothes from living in pedestrian world, and I noticed that there was so much sand in my clothes it was gathering up in the washer and dryer.

Okay, I have discussed the institutionalization of weather stations and weather reporting, but really, if a person lived in the area for a few years, and they are washing sand and more sand out of their respected or disrespected wardrobe and clothing sattire, why do we never hear of the event on the news?

Wait I get it, we are becoming immune, or have built up a social, and biographical tolerance so much that it is never reported anymore.   Well, hopefully, it has not become extinct, settlers need something to look forward to don't they?   I mean there is a lot of reports to which we listen to about immigration, and such, so hey make a spot for sandstorms, that way you can attract poor make aware the new community members.   I am sure they like I would appreciate it.

CherokeeKid

To all the husbands, boyfriends, sons est...

For Christmas this year. Do your mother,wife,gf a favor & take your coat & snow boots off at the door. Giving her a break from cleaning up mud and salt,  she would appreciate ALOT. 

With all the local stations adviretising "a pattern change" for next weekend I began thinking that even though our weather has been coming from the north-northwest for several days now- our temperatures have been somewhat milder than had there been snow everywhere.

Oddly enough when winds come downslope of the Rockie mountains they can have dramatically warm up areas.  We on the other hand don't get that benefit, instead we just get cold canyon winds!

The snow, or lack of it, reflects a majority of the Sun's warmth instead of partially absorbing it.  Just a guess, but our highs could have been in the lower 30's had there been snow on the ground.  Not only could it be colder... but with snow on the ground there is a greater chance that fog will develop in the valleys.  Even though we have seen snowy roads this season we have not seen "any" fog yet.  I remember a Christmas a few years back that produced a quite a bit of snow.  After a few sunny days the dense fog came along for several days afterwards.

Of course we could use some "rainwater" and snowpack.  The latest forecasts for next weekend suggest a wet pattern could develop but the cold air pocket may end up off of the California coast.  This would allow any cold Canadian air to modify before transitting into Utah- although a high of 33* F. next Sunday is cooler than what we've had it is "nicer" than the upper teens or lower twentys!!

I found this on the net and wanted to know if it's really true. Maybe Damon could answer this question.

Winter Weather Phenomenon!
Large Snowballs Formed During A Snowstorm http://loonmeadowfarm.com/snowball.htm

Another Weather Geek Vlog...this one is on relative humidity and what it does and does not mean.

I watch FOX 13 News, usually every day. I love everything about it, but there is one thing I don't like. Whenever they do their Weather Watch segment, they usually leave their searchlight logo on so I can't see everything on the maps, temps, etc. I would really like it if they ALWAYS took it off when they do their weather segment, that way I can see EVERYTHING.

There's nothing like driving through the rain while sharing the road with thousands of your closest friends, right?  If you're travelling through Southern Utah over Thanksgiving,  be prepared for that scenario.  Luckily, the storm that comes through Wednesday night and Thursday morning looks like it will move across Northern Arizona.  It won't make a direct hit on Utah, but it will bring widespread rain to the south.  Most of the snow out of this storm should stay in the mountains.  Any valley rain and mountain snow that makes it's way into Northern Utah should be on the light side.  

A recent experiment was conducted using cellular phone providers endorsed products and an FM /AM and UHF/VHF receiver that might shock you.

A regular 150$ dollar cellular phone was used in the vicinity of a transmitter / receiver of FM.AM UHF/VHF capabilities and in that experiment, the usage of a cellular phones outbound calls and inbound calls was interrupting the transmission of other data incoming on that bands wavelength pattern.

Geek or not, I used this experiments data to compare and contrast the wavelengths that both of these receiver.transmitter types of equipment utilized.

Experiment criteria of environment
Cellular phone (trasmitter / receiver function)
Fiber optic (AM/FM/UHF/VHF receiver)

A power on function of the two types of equipment was completed to create an active wavelength process for their function, and process of initiating a transmit receive function of them both in an immediate vicinity.

When placing an outbound call or transmission of data along a cellular wave length, the bleeding over onto the transmitter of FM/AM/UHF and VHF wavelength occurred.  This is a process in which a crossover of bandwidths occurs when there is too much data in one, the other, or both types of electronic equipment.

A compare and contrast was also completed using a CB short range radio(audio FM w/UHF/VHF combination), and a televisions VHF/UHF audio video wavelegth combination).   These same instances of bleeding or data overflow to another wave length occurred.

In short the usage of the moderating types of transmitters created an event of bleeding over, or wave length data overflow that was carried over to another network.   If you had examined a prior blog report on cellular phones and prohibited use on aircraft, you would have been made aware of the dangers that flight crews already endure when unruly passengers ignore pilot and aircrew rules and guidelines on their utilization in flight, except when approved.

For the unawareness element, the operation of an aircraft without alternate electronic guidance is a possible hazard when certain meteorological or aerographical elements are present.   

I believe that the recent strikes or protest by flight crews, and aircrews alike in union organizations for higher income of these newly found hazardous duty elements is justified by their actions.   Although airlines, aircrews and even aviation unions cannot prevent these hazards in the work field they should and can be compensated with awareness of others.

A cellular phone creating a work place hazard in which employees are to be compensated, is a real event with real problems that occur, both privately and in public, to the point even judicial action has taken place at the cost of our tax dollars.    Honor and appreciate these services, our airlines, aircrews, and airfields provide for us, and respect the policies they have for safe and expeditious flights and air travel.

CherokeeKid

Here is a weather geek vlog on temperature inversions...hope it answers any questions you may have...please post others if you have them.

 

Speaking as a skier and a snowboarder there are few things that make me happier than waking up after a big snowstorm and hearing the blasting in the mountains of avalanche control.

I hung out with the guys that work in Little Cottonwood Canyon today as part of my story and I have to say...they have a lot to deal with (tough forecasting and very tough working conditions).

Much of the military equipment they use is from World War II era and there could be some changes in the way avalanche control is done in the next few years.

I must admit, I think I'll miss the blasting in the mornings (it's a great alarm on powder days).

Im gona Huff and Puff &

Blow Your House In ....

Will people stop building their house out of straw?

As long as we're cozy and inside watching the snow fall on to the porch and rooftops, I think we're all ready for it. There's nothing like snow to get you into the holiday spirit, but with the snow comes the wet slippery roads, the icy roads, and the people who drive way too fast for conditions. I was a SNAIL driving into work this morning, and since I drive in around 4am, there isn't anybody honking behind me, so I go as slow as I need to. I'm not an expert UTAH driver just yet (don't know if I'll ever get used to driving in the snow), either way, no matter how comfortable we are driving in the winter-like conditions, we should all slow down.

SAFETY FIRST, RIGHT?

This blog is just a reminder to be careful out on the roads. We say it every year, to you and to ourselves...to our family and friends, drive carefully and please buckle up! Wear those seatbelts...there was an accident in Summit County last night. A Heber couple was killed in a car crash. UHP says they weren't wearing seatbelts. Their two children, who survivied the crash were wearing seatbelts. Sad...those children don't have their parents anymore.

On another note, nothing beats the beautiful mountains in Utah, especially when it snows. Ah! It's GORGEOUS. I'm in North Salt Lake right now, next to Legacy Parkway. The view is amazing...smile.