Winter Storm — Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, Utah

2018-03-03 to 2018-03-04 · Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, Utah

Event narrative

The cold front stalled north of the Salt Lake Valley for some time on March 2, but packed a punch when it finally moved through late on March 3, with storm total snowfall amounts of 15.5 inches in Millcreek, 15 inches in Olympus Cove, 11 inches in Cottonwood Heights and Holladay, and 10.5 inches in Sugarhouse.

Wider weather episode

March came in like a lion across Utah, as a storm system produced strong winds on March 2, followed by widespread heavy snowfall across the state.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 746344. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.