Winter Weather — Eastern Uinta Mountains, Utah

2023-01-16 to 2023-01-18 · Eastern Uinta Mountains, Utah

Event narrative

Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area.

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 1066465. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.