Heavy Snow in Central and Southwest Mountains, Utah

The first week of the month started off an extremely active weather month for Utah. A moist Pacific storm system stayed just west of the area and pushed tropical and subtropical moisture over the Southwest US and into the Great Basin. The heavy snow fell over many of the mountainous areas of the state. Even a few higher valley locations saw significant snowfall. Some of the higher snow amounts and water equivalent amounts include: Widstoe Mountain Snotel with 36 inches and 3.30 inches of water, Cedar Breaks 28 and 2.40, Kolob-Zion Park 22 and 1.80, Alta 33 and 1.87, Snowbird 30 and 1.33, Solitude 26 and 1.20, Spruces 24 and 1.37, Brighton Loop 19 and 1.15, Bryce Canyon 18 and 1.60, Tooele 18, The Canyons 18 and 1.40, Trial Lake 17 and 1.40, Farmington Canyons 16, Snowbasin 15 and 1.33, Boulder Mountain 13 and 1.10, Nephi, Tony Grove Lake, and the High Uintas with 12, Alpine, Tushar Mountains, Mount Pleasant, and Wasatch Plateau all with 11, Park City, Emery, Capital Reef, Payson, and Santaquin all with 10, Clawson, Layton Bench, and the Millcreek Bench all with 9, Pleasant Grove 8, Levan and Altamont 7, Ferron and South Ogden 6, Taylorsville, Stansbury Park, Provo, Grantsville, Centerville and Salt Lake International Airport 5, Kimball Junction, Manti, and Trenton 4.