Winter Storm — Western Unita Basin, Utah

1996-02-21 to 1996-02-22 · Western Unita Basin, Utah

Wider weather episode

A slow moving long wave trough over the Great Basin left Utah's Mountains with Winter Storm conditions for over a 24 hour period. The Southern Mountains were hit especially hard with between 2-4 feet of snow reported. The higher elevations in Northern Utah received 1-2' of snowfall. The Brianhead Ski Resort measured the most in the state with 47" of snow. Both the town of Duck Creek Village and the Snowbird Ski Resort had 24" of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5535992. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.