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As a moderator, I try to stay out of the fray in these debates, and while I happen to prefer SLC over Knoxville I couldn't let this one go by without commenting. While Utah doesn't have nearly as much flooding or tornadoes as Tennessee, it does happen. I remember very well seeing State Street in SLC become a torrent when a higher-than-average winter snowfall melted very quickly in a warmer-than-average spring. And there was the little community of Thistle, Utah, about 100 miles south of SLC that was washed away in a flash flood, not to mention the 16 people who were killed by floods in southern Utah just a few weeks ago.
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Bad comparison... Completely different lifestyles and weather. Go visit both for about four days each and your questions will be answered.
I suppose the question then is IS there a comparison city by size?
Only place I can think of that's close to 200k for the city and a CSA of 2 million would be Orlando.
The comparisons I've seen on here don't really match up by size (i.e. Seattle, Denver, and Minneapolis) or if they are closer it's something like Boise.
Although population numbers of Boise (again on paper) seem more similar to Knoxville.
MSA population IS pretty close, Salt Lake about 1.2 mil, Knoxville about 900K. However, CSA shows SLC at 2.4, Knoxville just 1.1. This shows that the major outlining areas are quite a bit bigger in SLC than Knoxville, as pertaining to tv market size, general advertising revenue, sports franchises, etc.
Yes, Port Pitt Ash, to your above question. This post by pnwguy2 is accurate about the SLC metro population.
We are speaking about Knoxville, not middle TN. The dams upstream from Knoxville are managed by TVA (as opposed to the corps of engineers) and there is a good system in place to regulate the lake levels in anticipation and as a result of weather events. The last time I saw the TN river breach the river banks in my neighborhood was in 1983. You may remember some flooding of first creek but the city has taken steps to rework the stream bed and buy out affected properties.
Because it's in a valley, Knoxville has less tornadoes than middle TN - though they do occur in the valley from time to time.
I am well aware of what we are speaking about. It may be hard for you to believe, but I can read. I said Tennessee as a whole is more flood and tornado prone, which is an undisputed fact. Below are many examples of tremendous weather systems in Knoxville, TN.
Btw Knoxville has plenty of local restaurants it may be you don't notice them because the chains have bigger signs. The local restaurants are mostly downtown and bearden; ethnic restaurants are tucked away in strip malls.
Read what I said.
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As far as personal preference goes - I think for most people it will boil down to climate. Though those peaks just outside SLC do seem appealing.
To each his/her own
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