Heavy Snow — Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, Utah

2008-03-30 to 2008-03-31 · Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, Utah

Event narrative

The storm had a major impact on traveling conditions the night of the 30th and during rush hour on the morning of the 31st. Utah Highway Patrol reported 99 crashes in Salt Lake County during this period of time, including 24 accidents involving injuries and 24 slide-offs.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved into Utah on the morning of March 29th and stalled over the state, bringing areas of heavy snow. A colder and more potent system moved into the state on the 31st, finally moving the front out of the area, but not before impacting the morning commute on the 31st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 89654. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.