Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains storm history

At some time between approximately 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm Monday 3/27, a large avalanche in the Pole Canyon area of the southern Oquirrh Mountains resulted in the full burial of a snowmobiler. A second snowmobiler who was not buried was able to call for emergency services, and search…

The winds were strongest across Utah's northwest desert, with maximum wind gusts of 82 mph at both Lakeside Mountain and English Village, 81 mph at the Interstate 80 at Milepost 1 sensor, 75 mph at Badger Island, 74 mph at Upper Cedar Mountain, 72 mph at the Wendover Point of Ent…

Storm totals across the Great Salt Lake Desert included 14 inches of new snow at Snowville and 13 inches of snow at Ibapah. In addition, an accident along Interstate 80 in Tooele County resulted in a fatality, when an SUV hit a patch of black ice and rolled. The passenger was eje…

A wind gust of 74 mph was recorded at Johnsons Pass. Other wind gusts include 74 mph at Callao, 60 mph at I-80 at MP 71 At East Delle, 60 mph at Sr-30 at Curlew, and 58 mph at I-80 at Grassey.

A semi was blown over by strong winds on I-80 at mile marker 8. Time is estimated from radar.

A wind gust of 75 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 2 Tripod mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 69 mph at the Lakeside Mountain mesonet site, 61 mph at the I-80 At MP 40 Knolls mesonet site, 59 mph at I-80 @ mp 1 mesonet site, 59 mph at the Simpson Springs mesonet site, and …

A period of high winds accompanied a frontal passage into western Utah. The first high wind gust was observed at 7:10 PM MST at the I-80 @ mp 1 mesonet station with a gust of 64 mph. The highest wind gusts recorded occurred at the Wendover Port of Entry mesonet station at 7:15 PM…

A wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 2 Tripod mesonet site. An additional wind gust of 59 mph was recorded by the I-80 @ mp 1 automated weather station.

A wind gust of 81 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 2 Tripod mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 76 mph at the Wendover Port of Entry mesonet site, 66 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats mesonet site, and 65 mph at the I-80 @ mp 1 mesonet site.

The CAMEL BACK MTN mesonet site measured the first wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with an initial high wind gust of 62 mph observed 5/4 at 7:25 pm MST. The Lakeside Mountain mesonet site measured the last wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with a final high wind gus…

A wind gust of 64 mph was measured at the I-80 at mile post 1 mesonet site.

A period of very strong winds were noted, with some mesonet sites observing both sustained winds in excess of 40 mph for an hour or more, and gusts in excess of 58 mph. The earliest observed high wind gust was noted at the CALLAO GATE mesonet site at 5:35 am MST (60 mph), and the…

Snow Squall. Multiple mesonet stations recorded periods of strong wind gusts (multiple periods in excess of 30 mph) and significant reductions to visibility as a well defined band of snow moved into the area, and gradually began to fall apart as the evening progressed. Some examp…

Snow water equivalent at several SNOTEL sites ranged from 1.63-2.20 inches, with an estimated 15-25 inches of snowfall.

Strong winds impacted portions of the Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains as a weather system moved through the region. A peak gust of 67 mph was observed at the WENDOVER PEAK mesonet station, with other lesser gusts in excess of 58 mph, and several hours of sustained winds in e…

A wind gust of 66 mph was recorded at the Bonneville Salt Flats mesonet site.

A wind gust of 66 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 71 East Delle mesonet site. Other wind gusts included 63 mph at the Hat Island site, 63 mph at the I-80 at MP 68 West Delle site, 58 mph at the Causeway site, and 56 mph at the I-80 @ Grassey site.

A wind gust of 70 mph was recorded at the Arnosa mesonet site. Other wind gusts included 64 mph at the I-80 @ mp 29 site and 61 mph at the Wendover Port of Entry site.

A wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 1 mesonet site. Other wind gusts included 62 mph at the I-80 at MP 2 mesonet site, 59 mph by the Wendover Airport AWOS, and 58 mph at a Dugway Proving Ground mesonet site.

Several SNOTEL stations including Dry Fork, Rocky Basin, Beavans Cabin, Miners Fork, and George Creek recorded 1.5 to 3.6 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 20 to 40 inches of snow.

High elevation SNOTEL stations including Mining Fork and Rocky Basin-Settleme recorded 1.5 to 2.3 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 24 inches of snow. Many lower elevation mesonet sensors including Lakeside Mountain and I-80 At Mp 68 West Delle rec…

A snow water equivalent of 2.70 inches, or approximately 38 inches of snow, was recorded at Bevans Cabin. Other snow water equivalent values include 2.50 inches at Mining Fork, 2.30 inches at Rocky Basin, 1.70 inches at Vernon Creek, and 1.50 inches at Dry Fork, with snowfall amo…

A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 2 Tripod mesonet site.

Several high elevation SNOTEL stations (above 7000 feet) including Dry Fork, George Creek, and Rocky Basin Settlement recorded 1.5 to 3.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 22 to 56 inches of snow.

Several high elevation SNOTEL stations (above 7000 feet) including Dry Fork, George Creek, and Mining Fork recorded 1.5 to 2.6 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 20 to 36 inches of snow.

Several high elevation SNOTEL stations (above 7000 feet) including Vernon Creek, Rocky Basin-Settlement, and Mining Fork recorded 1.2 to 1.9 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 19 to 27 inches of snow.

A wind gust of 82 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 40 Knolls mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 67 mph at the Salt Flats mesonet site, 64 mph at the Causeway mesonet site, 62 mph at the Wig Mountain mesonet site, 61 mph at the I-80 @ mp 29 mesonet site, 58 mph at the Callao…

The I-80 @ mp 1 automated weather station recorded a wind gust of 74 mph. Other mesonet site wind gusts included 71 mph by English Village, 62 mph by Hat Island, 62 mph by I-80 @ Grassey, 60 mph by I-80 at MP 40 Knolls, and 58 mph by I-80 at MP 81 Dolomite. Several high profile v…

Law enforcement reported visibility due to blowing dust down to 600 feet between mile mileposts 6 and 38.

Peak wind gusts at mesonet stations included 91 mph at Camel Back Mountain, 77 mph at Simpson Spring, 69 mph at Salt Flats, 68 mph at I-80 at MP 71 East Delle, and 61 mph at Hat Island.

Peak wind gusts included 74 mph at Lower Cedar Mountain, 69 mph at Camel Back Mountain, 60 mph at I-80 at MP 1, 60 mph at Curlew Junction, and 59 mph at Lucin.

Peak wind gusts included 74 mph at Lakeside Mountain, 64 mph at Hat Island, and 58 mph at Arnosa.

High winds redeveloped behind an initially convectively forced cold front passage across the West Desert, with numerous gusts between 58 and 64 mph.

Peak wind gusts include 69 mph at Callo, 62 mph at Simpson Springs, 64 mph at Arnosa, and 63 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats.

Snow Squall. Visibility at Curlew Junction dropped to 1/4 mi with wind gusts to 37 mph. A webcam showed the road quickly became snow covered.

Automated weather station wind gusts included 71 mph at Upper Cedar Mountain, 62 mph at Simpson Springs, and 60 mph at Durand Road.

Numerous high wind gusts between 58 and 71 mph were recorded in the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground including gusts to 71 mph by the Upper Cedar Mountain automated weather station and 64 mph by the English Village automated weather station.

In the wake of a thunderstorms complex, winds increased across the Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains. Automated weather station recorded peak wind gusts included 68 mph at Interstate 80 at Knolls, 63 mph at Callao, and 62 mph at Wildcat Mountain.

A two-day stretch of abnormally hot temperatures occurred, with daily average temperatures running as high as 16 degrees above average.

An unusually early heat wave developed, with daily average temperatures running 19 degrees above average during the period.

A peak wind gust of 66 mph was recorded by the State Route 30 at Curlew sensor. Other peak wind gusts recorded included 61 mph by the Rosebud sensor, and 55 mph by the Interstate 80 at Milepost 29 sensor.

A peak wind gust of 81 mph was recorded by the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Camel Back Mountain sensor. Other notable peak wind gusts included 70 mph at Upper Cedar Mountain, 64 mph at Promontory Point, 64 mph at Gunnison Island, 64 mph at I-80 @ mp 29, 61 mph at I-15 @ Tremon…

Peak wind gusts recorded included 67 mph at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Tower Grid and Camel Back Mountain sensors. Other peak wind gusts recorded included 66 mph by the I-80 at MP 2 Tripod sensor and 65 mph by the Salt Flats sensor.

A peak wind gust of 66 mph was recorded by the English Village sensor, with other sensor peak wind gusts of 65 mph at Causeway, 62 mph at Calleo Gate, 60 mph at both Target Road and Juliet Road, 59 mph at Playa Station, and 58 mph at Target S.

A peak wind gust of 66 mph was recorded by the Rosebud sensor.

Several SNOTEL stations received significant precipitation. The Bevans Cabin and Dry Fork SNOTEL stations received 1.7 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 25 inches of snow, while the Rocky Basin SNOTEL received 1.4 inches of liquid equivalent precipitatio…

A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured at the I-80 at MP 2 Tripod sensor, with other measured gusts including 59 mph at the I-80 @ mp 29 sensor, and 61 mph at the Wendover Port of Entry sensor.

The Mining Fork and George Creek SNOTEL sites received 3.2 and 2.6 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 45 and 36 inches of snow, respectively. In addition, 16 inches of snow was reported at Rosette, while 10 inches was reported at the Hill Air Force Base U…

Numerous reports of wind gusts ranging between 58 and 66 mph were received during the event. In addition two semitrailers were blown over, one on Interstate 80 near milepost 38, the other on U.S. Highway 30 between mileposts 25 and 30.

Peak wind gusts recorded included 72 mph by the Upper Cedar Mountain sensor, 60 mph by the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground English Village sensor, 60 mph by the White Sage sensor, 59 mph by the Salt Flats sensor, and 58 mph by the Grassy Mountain sensor.