Heavy Snow — Southern Mountains, Utah

2019-11-27 to 2019-11-30 · Southern Mountains, Utah

Event narrative

The Midway Valley SNOTEL received 4.8 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 65 inches of snow. The Castle Valley SNOTEL received 3.1 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 42 inches of snow. Additionally, a COOP Observer at Bryce Canyon reported 23 inches of snow, with the COOP Observer at Alton reporting 21 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A long duration winter storm system brought impressive snowfall totals over a period of several days across much of the state of Utah.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 866123. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.