Winter Storm — Southern Wasatch Front, Utah

2016-12-23 to 2016-12-26 · Southern Wasatch Front, Utah

Event narrative

Storm total snowfall reports included 15 inches in Payson, 14 inches in Spanish Fork, 12 inches in Salem, and 10 inches in Springville. For the calendar day of December 25, both Spanish Fork and Provo BYU set daily records for snowfall; in the case of Provo BYU, their daily snowfall of 7.3 inches broke the old record of 6.0 inches set in 1920.

Wider weather episode

A cold and moist Pacific storm brought heavy snowfall to most of Utah for Christmas, with significant accumulations in both the valleys and mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 670567. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.