Winter Weather — Tavaputs Plateau, Utah

2023-01-16 to 2023-01-18 · Tavaputs Plateau, Utah

Event narrative

An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the East Willow Creek SNOTEL site.

Wider weather episode

The final shortwave trough associated with a prolonged atmospheric river event trekked across eastern Utah. Continued abundant moisture paired with favorable orographics resulted in moderate to heavy snow for the mountains as well as some valleys. Winds gusted to almost 50 mph at times in the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1066462. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.