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I wish y'all would send some of that south and east!
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I wish y'all would send some of that south and east! None of the leftover AZ storms hitting your area ? Flagstaff & northern AZ are digging out too Then off course the PHX east valley flooding
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We got more snow last night and are under a winter storm warning again. Snow all next week.
Springtime in the mountains…
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tikka, we've only had one decent storm, all year. It left decent moisture, but overall, we're very dry - all the way from Santa Fe to Raton.
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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We need a hurricane off the gulf to bring some rain here, we are dry --dry--dry. Rio7
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The Salt Lake City weather guy just said that there's a strong likelihood that Alta ski resort will top 800 inches of snow this year. They are already over 700 and they measure through April there. That's just their ski season - they quit measuring when they stop skiing. More snow after that is quite possible.
I've had 4.5" of rain equivalent from snow so far this month, and yesterday's 6" accumulation hasn't started melting yet. With snow and rain forecast all next week again, I'll likely see almost 6" of rain/water just this month. That is HUGE for here.
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The Salt Lake City weather guy just said that there's a strong likelihood that Alta ski resort will top 800 inches of snow this year. They are already over 700 and they measure through April there. That's just their ski season - they quit measuring when they stop skiing. More snow after that is quite possible.
I've had 4.5" of rain equivalent from snow so far this month, and yesterday's 6" accumulation hasn't started melting yet. With snow and rain forecast all next week again, I'll likely see almost 6" of rain/water just this month. That is HUGE for here. Brighton is the winner so far.......765" with of course more coming......800" isn't far off Today here.......dry/cold/windy & a high of 30* Our annual precipitation only is 9-10" MEGA winter for all the MAGA Utahans
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This heavy snow year was predicted a year ago as a result of the Tonga volcano putting so much water in the stratosphere. The question is whether the drought is ending otherwise. If not, the dry will be back next year. that isnt stopping the liberals here in the east ,claiming all your snow is being caused by man made global warming and climite change ,and we need to ban things and tax us more to pay to fix it
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Recieved an inch last night, and snowing steady at the moment! This should put over 12 ft on the ground at Crater Lake. We need the water, so come on down!
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Will this help refill lake Powell? No it will not. Utah is in the Great Basin and none of the water flows to anywhere except the Basin itself.:-( None of the rivers there flow to the sea. The eastern half of the state flows into the Colorado river so it will definitely help. One of biggest problems with Powell and Mead is all the western states have cut back on their water allocations, except California. Not 100% true. California is the lone holdout in signing the agreement that the other states in the Colorado Compact have agreed to, but they have proffered their own plan to cut back their use by 9% per yer until 2026. And the reason for that is, California has some of the most senior water rights in the Colorado Compact, so legally speaking they are entitled to their allotment before the other states take theirs and if it goes to court, they have that advantage. If any of the other states had senior water rights, they would likely use it to their advantage like California is doing. Not saying it's right, but there it is.
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Screw 'em, we'll take the water. I get the feeling that if the west started getting more water they'd want to punish us for it.
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I know that many will disagree with me….but, I wish we could get this every year. Our area is one of the driest in Wyoming. I know that the moisture causes it’s share of problems on agriculture, livestock, wildlife…but we’ve had many years of below average precipitation…..and our average is under 6”/annual!
I’d love to see this d@#m Greasewood replaced by Palmetto! memtb
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Will this help refill lake Powell? It took over 15 years to fill it the first time. One wet year won't do it No, it won’t, but it’ll make a dent. One thing about big water years, the runoff is proportionally larger. When we have a 60-80% year, the creeks and springs are low to dry, and the vast majority of the water goes into the ground or is used for irrigation before it ever gets to the big water. Once you start getting above 110%, everything over that, for the most part, gets flushed down stream. So one big year can be the equivalent of half a dozen meager years or more. Not comparable to Powell, but Lake Raystown was expected to take years to fill. Build for flood control and recreation, it did its job in style. Just months after being partially completed, Hurricane Agnes hit. In a couple days it caught 160,000 acre feet of water and prevented 60 million in 1972 dollars in damage. It's estimated that without the dam the flooding would have exceeded the historic records. Sure it's smaller, but it is scalable.
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Screw 'em, we'll take the water. I get the feeling that if the west started getting more water they'd want to punish us for it. Ah, could you please elaborate? Screw who, who is "us," and who would want to "punish us for it?"
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Hey man, we're patiently waiting for spring!
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It'll be hotter than hell here in no time. I'm in no hurry.
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A late spring does indeed have benefits.
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For you guys back east....... You usually have no water issues So when you see water/snow/issues for those of us living in the west The past.........20 yrs.......... Who gives AF right ? Well we do Planning a summer trip to Utah ? Expect adverse conditions off the main traveled path..or even closed roads Most snow in 40 years ! Brighton Utah for example....743" before this next storm https://www.ksl.com/article/50606204/utahs-statewide-snowpack-breaks-record-set-40-years-agoWhy in the [bleep] would anyone want to visit Mitt Romney s state
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