Heavy Snow — Southern Mountains, Utah

2020-02-03 to 2020-02-04 · Southern Mountains, Utah

Event narrative

A COOP observer 5 E of Cedar City reported 17 inches of snow. In addition, the Brian Head and Yankee Reservoir SNOTEL stations received 0.8 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 17 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm brought significant snow accumulations to Utah's valleys, with many valley locations reporting more snowfall than the surrounding mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 878602. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.