40yrs later it looks like we may be dealing with this again.
@1Adam12Kungfu8 жыл бұрын
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.
@rashidahtahmoccasinsir31307 жыл бұрын
Ysgdu
@butchstoneyrock43796 жыл бұрын
Awww, the good ol' days. Was a part of this! Fun.
@RichardStowell9 жыл бұрын
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.
@CrusherP5 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack is bopping not gonna lie
@Anglo-Saxon95 жыл бұрын
Lit af
@jaredcampbellmusic69654 жыл бұрын
Tocatta by Mannheim Steamroller, album is Fresh Aire III. kzbin.info/www/bejne/roWtlJt3fLZ2ZpY
@drewbielinski8384 жыл бұрын
That is some very early Mannheim Steamroller. They are more than just Christmas music, people!
@BoMwarriorVlog Жыл бұрын
*SO* very 1980s. 😅
@GregBennett7 жыл бұрын
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.
@thebellanextdoor Жыл бұрын
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.
@jaynasmout40773 жыл бұрын
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
@dlberker6 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Thanks for sharing these crazies memories. Hard to believe had I not been there.
@That_80s_Geek2 жыл бұрын
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.
@lindabriggs5118 Жыл бұрын
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.
@fergusscruffypants30259 ай бұрын
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).
@TestingPyros4 жыл бұрын
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.
@saadr1an2 жыл бұрын
In 1986 waves reached up to 12 feet high! almost engulfing interstate 80 and the Internaitonal airport
@aleleeramosАй бұрын
And now it’s barely even half full. It’s sad.
@aerickw5 жыл бұрын
Watching this in May 2019. Just because...
@andreaamyjanzen17472 жыл бұрын
Was it just a rumor that someone drowned in the state street flood in downtown Salt Lake City in 1983.
@lmd74210 жыл бұрын
This video is awesome.
@robertbirkinshaw3914 Жыл бұрын
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.
@jammybiggs8148 Жыл бұрын
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'.
@yousteek4 жыл бұрын
What’s the name of the exact song? Been looking for a few cause it’s pretty fire🔥🔥
@jaredcampbellmusic69654 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/roWtlJt3fLZ2ZpY
@jaredcampbellmusic69654 жыл бұрын
The song is Tocatta by Manheim Steamroller, from the album Freshe Aire III
@yousteek4 жыл бұрын
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
@Andre_APM Жыл бұрын
Watching this again during this crazy winter of 2022-23
@kosovoblues50194 жыл бұрын
just read that the famous abandoned amusement park that appears in the film" Carnival of souls" ,suffer various fires , and then this flood....strange
@michaelflinn27913 жыл бұрын
State street was a river...I remember these days.
@andreaamyjanzen17472 жыл бұрын
All of state street was a river did anyone hear about a person drowning then or was it just a rumor then
@UtahStories4 жыл бұрын
This is great! If anyone could locate a better-quality tape I would love to do a short documentary on this.
@slcfire4 жыл бұрын
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.
@Pyro.Technic.8018 жыл бұрын
anybody else notice the soundtrack being Manheim steamroller
@aerickw5 жыл бұрын
Seems a strange type of soundtrack for the topic.
@Soli_Deo_Gloria_. Жыл бұрын
I wunder if they have sand bags ready yet ? - February 2023
@JCole78 Жыл бұрын
I guess we could be finding out soon enough if they’re changes work.
@dirkwebb5772 Жыл бұрын
Back then, "they" was us. Most of the sandbagging was done by volunteers.
@TestingPyros4 жыл бұрын
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!
@RobbieIsbell Жыл бұрын
Here we go for 2023!!!!
@saadr1an2 жыл бұрын
And 3 years later Salt Lake City about to be underwater from the rising waters of the great salt lake 💀
@DustinHawke27 күн бұрын
lol
@MrIncognito2368 ай бұрын
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.
@poshmalosh146 жыл бұрын
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
@poshmalosh145 жыл бұрын
@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
@BenjaminIMeszaros Жыл бұрын
40 years later…..
@andreaamyjanzen17472 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the sandbags down state street and seeing people playing in the water in Downtown state street and the travel routes different
@justincmeans Жыл бұрын
We’re so back
@jessycagering12545 жыл бұрын
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.
@seancliften9344 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Evanston when I was 13 years old when this happened
@fredapeeples66198 жыл бұрын
Fucking incredible.
@bearonaromp74738 жыл бұрын
So is your incredibly inane avatar and comment. Really dude??? Really???
@omni75237 жыл бұрын
bad in flood duration
@Gokiburi777 Жыл бұрын
Great to hear Fresh Aire again.
@devobronc2 ай бұрын
LOL "Fresh Aire" Soundtrack
@BenjaminIMeszaros Жыл бұрын
Here we go again boys
@sammy2tone23 Жыл бұрын
Exactly 20 years later and it happened again
@brandonmusgrove6294 Жыл бұрын
Not sure how your math works, but 1983 is more than 20 years ago.
@TuhljinTampergauge2 ай бұрын
... But it didn't happen again.
@Fidel55 Жыл бұрын
The snowpack is even worse this year, expect an even worse flood
@ds896784 жыл бұрын
Yep... was there.
@alibraika43352 жыл бұрын
I remember this!!
@thelittleseahorse32694 жыл бұрын
My mom told me about this
@HollyandArty6 жыл бұрын
# I survived the flood of 83
@sharonnichols29226 жыл бұрын
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. *
@WOODARICH5 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@andreaamyjanzen17472 жыл бұрын
I was there
@richardlamm5549 Жыл бұрын
Yall are screwed this year, then
@jhm68 Жыл бұрын
Let's see how we handle 2023
@maiabug7 жыл бұрын
#utahflood1983 #flood1983
@juliasmith52675 жыл бұрын
I liked it. 💕
@ultimatrompeta8 жыл бұрын
There is a far worse disaster coming to SLC. And, that is a prophecy. THANKS TO JESUS.