Winter Storm — Southern Wasatch Front, Utah

2018-01-19 to 2018-01-20 · Southern Wasatch Front, Utah

Event narrative

Storm total snowfall in the Utah Valley included 10 inches in Payson, 8 inches at the Spanish Fork Power House, and 6 inches in Alpine, Elk Ridge, and Provo. In Spanish Fork, the 8 inches of snow that fell on January 20 was a new record for the calendar day, breaking the previous record of 7 inches in 1949.

Wider weather episode

Utah's first significant winter storm of 2018 entered the state on January 19, and brought heavy snowfall to both valley and mountain locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 737711. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.