Show Wind and rain batter Utah 1 Sam Cooper Community Editor Severe wind and rain pounded pound pound- ed the state last weekend leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing over and inch of precipitation tion in many places The powerful powerful powerful power power- ful rain came down in buckets for hours swelling rivers and streams across the Wasatch Front Many reached pre-flood pre levels before the rain subsided The rain was accompanied by bydark bydark bydark dark clouds and high winds as the storm passed Many reported brief bricf power outages as well as fallen limbs and split trees Weather like this isn't that uncommon this time of year said Peter lead for- for caster for the in an interview interview interview inter inter- view with the News Wed call this a spring late cold front and the only unusual thing is the tropical moisture He claimed the wind reached gusts of 74 mph near the Great Salt Lake and 50 mph near the Salt Lake International Airport Nevertheless many were caught by surprise as the storms hit Umbrellas were nearly useless as the high winds drove the rain It was kind of crazy said Chris Martinez a University of Utah student who works in the downtown downtown downtown down down- town area The wind hit first and it blew over most of the signs on the side of the street tons of garbage and dust The heaviest rain was reported in Bountiful with nearly 2 inches in some places The wind and andrain andrain andrain rain slowed traffic on I 15 with poor visibility and windshield wipers that just couldn't work fast enough The series of storms added to the perceived 1 i I I 1 I I r f. f m EL JI in i iI l I r S Photo by Sam Sara Cooper Salt Lake city was drenched with summer rains this week disability of pf Utah weather in mer Before this it seemed like recent months Record high there were only two seasons in temperatures have led many to Utah any anymore more joked Martinez prematurely welcome in sum- sum Winter and summer |