High Wind — Southwest Utah, Utah

2023-02-22 · Southwest Utah, Utah

Event narrative

A wind gust of 72 mph was recorded at the I-15 @ Black Ridge mesonet site. Other wind gust observations include 65 mph at the I-15 at MP 57 Cedar City mesonet site, 62 mph by the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, 61 mph at the I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort mesonite site, and 60 mph at West Cedar.

Wider weather episode

This snow event brought more than a foot of snow to many northern Utah valleys, with greater accumulations in the mountains. Numerous accidents were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1084023. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.