I remember swimming in parks that filled with water and riding my bike in streets where my wheels were halfway underwater. For children this was a fun, exciting, and fascinating experience. The adults just seemed way too serious during this time.
What a great video. Thanks for sharing. What was a banal AAR tool for the department decades ago is an engaging piece of history for the rest of us now.
uhhh guys,while its nice to toot your horn, however there were a whole bunch of people who volunteered to help with both the setting up and removal of the sandbags, It would be nice to toot their horns as well. Seems a bit egotistical to imply that no one besides the fire department helped out. I bet none of the firefighters came to help scrub down the damaged buildings so that merchants or homeowners could get back in as soon as possible
Thank you for sharing! There was some flooding just recently (July 2017) in some of the areas mentioned. Nothing even close to what happened in 1983, but there was some flooding on 1300 South between West Temple and about 900 west.
Gauds I can remember that so vividly. My family and I were living in Eastern Utah near Huntington on our small ranch. We'd watch the news as water rushed down State Street. The hill side slipped in Spanish Fork Canyon blocking the water and created a dam that took along time to bypass. At some points, I-70 was blocked from landslides as well as the Manti side of Huntington Canyon and we were unable to drive to Salt Lake. Instead, drove to Grand Junction, CO to do any major shopping.
Thistle was flooded when there was a mud slide blocking the canyon, not sure if it’s still under water or not though. The last time I drove that way it was (90’s).
Well, here it is 40 years later and many of those recently have been deemed to be a severe drought. At last, this year our mountains are once again boasting near record snowfall. Hydrologists are not yet predicting conditions similar to '83 but the snowfall reports certainly propose the possibility. Many other factors present then, have not been reported. We can only hope our '83 experience has forewarned us and mitigation has been previously employed. In '83 I was directed by our Church authorities to provide at least 100 volunteers and shovels to fill sand bags on several occasions. We were also commissioned to provide 24 hour management of the sand bag barriers in the event of rising waters or damage to the barriers. This direction went to all Church units throughout the valley. No one turned down the invitation to serve in these extenuating circumstances. I don't recall seeing any firemen aside from those who had volunteered from our area in Bennion. I suppose it would only be fair to suppose that they were employed elsewhere. We labored between midnight and 4 AM at the north side of Liberty Park. There was no time to lean on shovels.
Eso no volvera a pasar en Utah, todo ha avanzado en tecnología, los acueductos son modernos, esto solo permanecerá en la memoria de quienes lo vivieron, un mal recuerdo.
What’s funny is that Utah never gets floods, then this happened and we were able to keep damages extremely low, and were able to keep daily life normal with commutes normal, and cities that gets floods all the the time have never accomplished anything like this that often lol
@Zen Furry well we only get severe flames during the summer, after summer ends everything just gets all wet and cold and all the fires die out really quickly, they also happen in the middle of nowhere where no one lives so it never had a big impact and just gets slightly mentioned on the news
Unfortunately, we do not have a higher quality version. I can send you the source video file, if you're interested. I'm available at david@slcfire.com.
Jared Campbell Music Holy crap I gotta response XD... Honestly 4 months later I still think about this song a lot lol It really do be boppin tho... Thanks bruh lol
Leo Latour * * Maybe we met. I helpt set sand bags along the State Street River. Remember those wooden walk-ways over the water? I have a photocopy of that Tribune editorial cartoon: What To Do At The State Street River. *
@@sharonnichols2922 I helped sand bag State Street. Was there during the evening. What a memory, I was only 19 at the time. I remember the flood and also the awesome lightning storm that lasted all night. Unfortunatley can't remember when the lightning storm happen. Had to be 1982-1983.
40yrs later it looks like we may be dealing with this again.
I remember swimming in parks that filled with water and riding my bike in streets where my wheels were halfway underwater. For children this was a fun, exciting, and fascinating experience. The adults just seemed way too serious during this time.
Ysgdu
Awww, the good ol' days. Was a part of this! Fun.
The soundtrack is bopping not gonna lie
Lit af
Tocatta by Mannheim Steamroller, album is Fresh Aire III.
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That is some very early Mannheim Steamroller. They are more than just Christmas music, people!
*SO* very 1980s. 😅
What a great video. Thanks for sharing. What was a banal AAR tool for the department decades ago is an engaging piece of history for the rest of us now.
uhhh guys,while its nice to toot your horn, however there were a whole bunch of people who volunteered to help with both the setting up and removal of the sandbags, It would be nice to toot their horns as well. Seems a bit egotistical to imply that no one besides the fire department helped out. I bet none of the firefighters came to help scrub down the damaged buildings so that merchants or homeowners could get back in as soon as possible
Thank you for sharing! There was some flooding just recently (July 2017) in some of the areas mentioned. Nothing even close to what happened in 1983, but there was some flooding on 1300 South between West Temple and about 900 west.
Gauds I can remember that so vividly. My family and I were living in Eastern Utah near Huntington on our small ranch. We'd watch the news as water rushed down State Street. The hill side slipped in Spanish Fork Canyon blocking the water and created a dam that took along time to bypass. At some points, I-70 was blocked from landslides as well as the Manti side of Huntington Canyon and we were unable to drive to Salt Lake. Instead, drove to Grand Junction, CO to do any major shopping.
Thistle was flooded when there was a mud slide blocking the canyon, not sure if it’s still under water or not though. The last time I drove that way it was (90’s).
My dad's business was there on 13th South and West Temple S&H Terminal. I remember climbing the mountain of sandbags to watch the water going by.
I also remember that the Salt Lake grew to such a size that it began to have ocean-effect winds changing from day to night.
In 1986 waves reached up to 12 feet high! almost engulfing interstate 80 and the Internaitonal airport
I was born in 1970 and lived just 1/2 block from Liberty Park till I was 12 then we moved to Sugar House. I remember this well.
Amazing video. Thanks for sharing these crazies memories. Hard to believe had I not been there.
Watching this in May 2019. Just because...
Well, here it is 40 years later and many of those recently have been deemed to be a severe drought. At last, this year our mountains are once again boasting near record snowfall. Hydrologists are not yet predicting conditions similar to '83 but the snowfall reports certainly propose the possibility. Many other factors present then, have not been reported. We can only hope our '83 experience has forewarned us and mitigation has been previously employed.
In '83 I was directed by our Church authorities to provide at least 100 volunteers and shovels to fill sand bags on several occasions. We were also commissioned to provide 24 hour management of the sand bag barriers in the event of rising waters or damage to the barriers. This direction went to all Church units throughout the valley. No one turned down the invitation to serve in these extenuating circumstances. I don't recall seeing any firemen aside from those who had volunteered from our area in Bennion. I suppose it would only be fair to suppose that they were employed elsewhere. We labored between midnight and 4 AM at the north side of Liberty Park. There was no time to lean on shovels.
Do you know if 3900 S turned into a river?
I live near 13th E & 3900, since 85'. I'm curious as to how bad it was in this area in 83'.
Watching this again during this crazy winter of 2022-23
I wunder if they have sand bags ready yet ?
- February 2023
I guess we could be finding out soon enough if they’re changes work.
Back then, "they" was us. Most of the sandbagging was done by volunteers.
This video is awesome.
State street was a river...I remember these days.
All of state street was a river did anyone hear about a person drowning then or was it just a rumor then
Was it just a rumor that someone drowned in the state street flood in downtown Salt Lake City in 1983.
anybody else notice the soundtrack being Manheim steamroller
Seems a strange type of soundtrack for the topic.
just read that the famous abandoned amusement park that appears in the film" Carnival of souls" ,suffer various fires , and then this flood....strange
It was only an inconvenience. I luckily had a job and just continued working having to get East of State St every day, then back afterwards.
Eso no volvera a pasar en Utah, todo ha avanzado en tecnología, los acueductos son modernos, esto solo permanecerá en la memoria de quienes lo vivieron, un mal recuerdo.
What’s funny is that Utah never gets floods, then this happened and we were able to keep damages extremely low, and were able to keep daily life normal with commutes normal, and cities that gets floods all the the time have never accomplished anything like this that often lol
@Zen Furry well we only get severe flames during the summer, after summer ends everything just gets all wet and cold and all the fires die out really quickly, they also happen in the middle of nowhere where no one lives so it never had a big impact and just gets slightly mentioned on the news
40 years later…..
I remember seeing the sandbags down state street and seeing people playing in the water in Downtown state street and the travel routes different
This is great! If anyone could locate a better-quality tape I would love to do a short documentary on this.
Unfortunately, we do not have a higher quality version. I can send you the source video file, if you're interested. I'm available at david@slcfire.com.
And 3 years later Salt Lake City about to be underwater from the rising waters of the great salt lake 💀
We’re so back
I remember visiting at the end of that year. We were unable to travel on the freeway, because the water was up over it!
Love the Mannheim Steamroller!
I lived in Evanston when I was 13 years old when this happened
Here we go for 2023!!!!
Here we go again boys
What’s the name of the exact song? Been looking for a few cause it’s pretty fire🔥🔥
th-cam.com/video/xTJchAGQC04/w-d-xo.html
The song is Tocatta by Manheim Steamroller, from the album Freshe Aire III
Jared Campbell Music Holy crap I gotta response XD...
Honestly 4 months later I still think about this song a lot lol It really do be boppin tho... Thanks bruh lol
Great to hear Fresh Aire again.
Fucking incredible.
So is your incredibly inane avatar and comment. Really dude??? Really???
bad in flood duration
Yep... was there.
Exactly 20 years later and it happened again
Not sure how your math works, but 1983 is more than 20 years ago.
... But it didn't happen again.
LOL "Fresh Aire" Soundtrack
I remember this!!
The snowpack is even worse this year, expect an even worse flood
My mom told me about this
# I survived the flood of 83
Leo Latour *
*
Maybe we met.
I helpt set sand bags along the State Street River.
Remember those wooden walk-ways over the water?
I have a photocopy of that Tribune editorial cartoon: What To Do At The State Street River.
*
@@sharonnichols2922 I helped sand bag State Street. Was there during the evening. What a memory, I was only 19 at the time. I remember the flood and also the awesome lightning storm that lasted all night. Unfortunatley can't remember when the lightning storm happen. Had to be 1982-1983.
I was there
#utahflood1983 #flood1983
Let's see how we handle 2023
Yall are screwed this year, then
I liked it. 💕
There is a far worse disaster coming to SLC.
And, that is a prophecy. THANKS TO JESUS.
Yeah, like you know, anything.
Bs