Winter Weather in Southeast Utah, Utah

Generally 4 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area with 4.7 inches of snow reported at Blanding 0.3 WSW. Wind gusts generally stayed below 25 mph but gusted to 25 mph at times mostly before and after the event.

A deep closed low pressure system moved into the Great Basin, bringing a surge of strong Atmospheric River moisture on the order of 200 to 300 percent of normal ahead of it. Some colder air moved in after trough passage as the flow shifted from southwest to northwest, changing rain over to snow in lower elevations. Strong dynamics and high moisture content resulted in widespread moderate to heavy snowfall in most mountain areas of eastern Utah and western Colorado. The La Sal and Abajo Mountains benefitted the most with heavy snowfall on the order of 1 to 2 feet. In terms of the lower elevations, the southeast Utah valleys benefitted the most from the southwest flow moderate accumulations while the remaining lower valleys of eastern Utah saw minimal accumulations.