Winter Storm — West Central Utah, Utah

2013-01-10 to 2013-01-12 · West Central Utah, Utah

Event narrative

Storm total snowfall in west central Utah included 11 inches of new snow in Fillmore, 7 inches in Oak City, and 6 inches of snow in Delta.

Wider weather episode

A cold and powerful storm system moved into Utah beginning on the 10th of January. The heaviest snow in many locations fell on the 11th, before snow showers tapered off on the 12th. Because this storm was so cold, snow ratios were higher in the valley locations of northern Utah than at the higher elevations. In some cases, this resulted in two to three times as much snow in the valleys than in nearby adjacent mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 429838. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.