Heavy Snow — Wasatch Mountains South of I80, Utah

2006-11-27 to 2006-11-29 · Wasatch Mountains South of I80, Utah

Event narrative

Storm total snowfall included 38 inches at Alta and 31 inches at Brighton.

Wider weather episode

An unseasonably cold storm system brought arctic air and heavy snow to much of the state over a 3 day period. The cold front pushed through northern Utah and stalled across central Utah on the evening of the 27th.. Resulting in heavy snow across central Utah and the mountains of the north. A secondary shot of very cold air moved over the Great Salt Lake late in the day on the 28th...producing lake-effect snowfall south and southeast of the lake which lasted into the 29th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 3273. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.