Winter Storm in Western Uinta Mountains, Utah

Several SNOTEL stations including Lily Lake, Lakefork #1, and Chalk Creek #1 recorded from 1.1 to 2.6 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 16 to 37 inches of snow. Some peak wind gust observations through the event include 93 mph at Windy Peak, 86 mph at Lofty Lake Peak, and 78 mph at Chepeta.

A strong and moist trough pushed inland during the middle portion of February, leading to several days of impactful weather. Strong southwesterly flow on the leading edge of the trough resulted in many instances of strong winds and gusts, and moisture was sufficient to begin producing mountain snow more or less throughout the state. The deep nature of the trough then contained sufficient cold air to drop snow levels following a cold frontal passage, bringing snow to many valley floors, areas of scattered snow squalls, and a period of intense snowfall rates to some of the northern mountains. The snowfall resulted in numerous vehicle accidents, road and canyon closures, and avalanches (of which a fatality was reported).