Winter Storm — Wasatch Mountain Valleys, Utah

2017-01-02 to 2017-01-03 · Wasatch Mountain Valleys, Utah

Event narrative

Storm total snowfall for the Wasatch mountain valleys included 15 inches at the Park City Library and 13 inches at both Deer Creek Dam and Heber City. The heaviest snowfall occurred during the early morning hours of January 3; this caused Park City schools to close for the day, the first snow day for the district in the last 15 years.

Wider weather episode

A cold and slow moving storm system passed through northern and central Utah at the beginning of 2017, with the heaviest snowfall in portions of the Wasatch Range, the Wasatch mountain valleys, and in Utah County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 676825. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.