Heavy Snow — Wasatch Mountains I80 North, Utah

2005-11-26 · Wasatch Mountains I80 North, Utah

Event narrative

Storm total Tony Grove auto gauge

Wider weather episode

A major winter storm hit Utah...bringing large amounts of snow. The first significat snowfall in the populated valleys resulted in numerous travel problems. 2 motorists were killed in a crash in an icy bridge in Clearfield according to news media. 2 Multi car pile ups involving at least 10 vehicles each occurred in I-15 in Farmington and Willard. Hundreds of slide-offs and other minor accidents were reported through local media.SNOWFALL TOTALS WERE (INCHES).. ALTA 28 SNOWBIRD 25 OQUIRRH MTNS 24 BRIGHTON 23 FARMINGTON CYN 23 SOLITUDE 19 FARNSWORTH LAKE 19 BEN LOMOND PEAK 17 SPRUCES 17 TONY GROVE LAKE 15 LIBERTY 15 CHALK CREEK 14 TOOELE BENCH 14 THE CANYONS 13 TRIAL LAKE 11 KEARNS 10 TOOELE 10 EAST LAYTON 10 MAGNA 8 HERRIMAN 8 LAYTON BENCH 8 TIMP DIVIDE 7 PARK CITY 6 TAYLORSVILLE 6 UPPER MILLCREEK 6 CENTERVILLE 6 KIMBALL JUNCTION 5 WEST JORDAN 5 WEST MURRAY 5 BOUNTIFUL BENCH 5 COALVILLE 4 CEDAR BREAKS 4 LAYTON 4 COVE FORT 4 COTTONWOOD HGHTS 4 FILLMORE 3 RANDOLPH 3 UPPER AVENUES 3 ALPINE 3 PAYSON 3 PINTO JCT 2 SANDY 2

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5481932. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.