Heavy Snow — La Sal & Abajo Mountains, Utah

2023-03-20 to 2023-03-21 · La Sal & Abajo Mountains, Utah

Event narrative

Generally 8 to 16 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts of up to 21 inches estimated at the Camp Jackson SNOTEL site. 11 inches of snow fell in the town of Monticello.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river event impacted the Western Slope, bringing an abundance of Pacific moisture and a series of upper level disturbances. The first system moved through early in the week and brought moderate to heavy snow to the southern and central mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1078149. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.