Winter Storm — West Central Utah, Utah

2016-01-30 to 2016-01-31 · West Central Utah, Utah

Event narrative

Fillmore received a storm total of 16.5 inches of snow. The Millard County School District closed down on Monday, February 1 due to the heavy snow. Note that this event continued into February.

Wider weather episode

After a month of primarily quick-hitting storms, a longer duration winter storm moved through Utah at the end of January, bringing heavy snow to much of the state. The initial burst of precipitation began across northern Utah on January 29, peaking during the morning hours of January 30. After a brief break, snow redeveloped further south in the state during the afternoon of January 30, then continued through February 2. Note that this episode continued into February.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 616685. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.