Heavy Snow — Wasatch Mountains I80 North, Utah

2006-04-06 to 2006-04-07 · Wasatch Mountains I80 North, Utah

Event narrative

16" in 12h (25" total) at Farmington Canyon SNOTEL

Wider weather episode

05-07 April - A major spring storm brought a variety of winter and spring weather...strong winds...thunderstorms...and heavy snow and rain. An suv with 9 people in it was swept off the road by an avalanche while driving down little cottonwood canyon...only minor injuries were reported. Snowfall was highest in the mountains.Peak wind gusts were (mph).. Jupiter Peak 83 Sundance 82 Empire Peak 82 Vernon Hill 70 Tooele 67 Bullfrog 66 Richfield Airport 64 Salt Flats 62 Dugway Causeway 61 Manti Radio 60 Hat Island 59 Antelope Island 57 South Ogden 57 Tule Valley Raws 56 Milford 55 Logan Airport 54 Grantsville 54 Stockton 54 Mount Ogden 54 Univ of Utah 53 Gunnison Island 53 Lake Point 52 Horse Hollow RAWS 51 Sevier Reservoir 51 Scipio Summit 51 SLC Airport 47Snowfall Amounts Were (Inches).. Snowbird 34 Brighton 33 Alta Udot 30 Alta Lifts 28 Farmington Cyn 25 Snowbasin 24 Spruces 23 Ben Lomond Peak 20 Jupiter Peak 19 Liberty 18 Parleys Summit 17 Oquirrh Mtns 16 The Canyons 16 Solitude 15 Monte Cristo 14 Timp Divide 14 Trial Lake 14 Suncrest Draper 13 Cedar Breaks 13 Daniels Pass 12 Tony Grove Lake 12 Univ Of Utah 11 Brian Head 11 South Ogden 10 Chalk Creek 10 Kolob-Zion Np 10 Layton Bench 9 Upper Millcreek 9 East Layton 9 Layton 8 Park City 7 Pleasant Grove 6 Mount Pleasant 6 Northeast Ogden 5 Sugarhouse 4 Provo Byu 3 Clearfield 2 Nephi 2 Cottonwood Hts 2 West Haven 2 Coalville 2

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5507142. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.