Winter Storm — Southern Mountains, Utah

2019-01-21 to 2019-01-22 · Southern Mountains, Utah

Event narrative

Numerous SNOTEL stations reported heavy snow, including both Brian Head and Kimberly Mine with 1.4 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 17 inches of snow, Midway Valley with 1.6 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 19 inches of snow, and Gardner Peak with 1.2 inches of snow water equivalent or about 14 inches of snow. In addition, the COOP Observer at Cedar Breaks reported 11 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm moved across Utah and created widespread impacts along the Wasatch Front on January 21 due to heavy snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 896918. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.