Winter Weather — Utah Valley, Utah

2023-03-08 · Utah Valley, Utah

Event narrative

Snow Squall. Visibility dropped to a minimum of 0.2 miles with a peak wind gust of 44 mph at 6:00 pm MST at the US-6 at Eureka mesonet site. A peak snowfall rate of around 2.25 inches per hour was also noted.

Wider weather episode

Another in a series of winter storms impacted the region early to mid March, resulting in widespread snow accumulation primarily throughout Utah's high terrain. High winds were observed in many locations. An avalanche related fatality is also noted within the time period of this storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089076. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.