Winter Storm — Wasatch Mountain Valleys, Utah

2012-01-18 to 2012-01-20 · Wasatch Mountain Valleys, Utah

Event narrative

Eden received 11 inches of new snow, while Liberty received 10 inches of snow. The bulk of this snow occurred during the afternoon and evening of January 18th, with periods of snow or a mix of rain and snow occurring periodically through the 19th and 20th.

Wider weather episode

Deep Pacific moisture, combined with embedded weather disturbances moving through the region in the middle of January, resulted in heavy and wet snowfall in the mountains and mountain valleys of northern Utah. Occasional heavy rain was observed in the northern Utah valleys. This rain, when combined with frozen ground and snowmelt, produced flooding in portions of Cache Valley and Ogden Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 360374. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.