Winter Storm — Western Uinta Basin, Utah

2010-12-20 to 2010-12-22 · Western Uinta Basin, Utah

Event narrative

Storm totals in the Uinta Basin included 28 inches of snow in Altamont and 27 inches in Duchesne.

Wider weather episode

A large and very moist Pacific storm system brought widespread heavy precipitation to Utah over a five day period. The storm pulled a continuous stream of tropical moisture ahead of it and, combined with numerous embedded shortwaves, resulted in almost non-stop rainfall across many of the lower elevations and wet, heavy snow in the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 274555. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.