Southeast Utah storm history

Areas of dense fog developed near the Abajo mountains throughout the night of November 23-24. The KBDG AWOS at the Blanding Municipal Airport reported multiple hours of 1/4-mile visibility due to fog and freezing fog early on the morning of the 24th. No reports of injuries, damag…

Localized dense fog developed near the Abajo mountains early in the night of November 24. The KBDG AWOS at the Blanding Municipal Airport reported about one hour of 1/4-mile visibility due to fog just after sunset. The low-level pool of moisture supporting fog development dried u…

The Bridge Creek Fire started in mid June due to a lightning strike on the north side of Navajo Mountain, which is about 55 miles northwest of Page, Arizona. The fire grew to 2,588 acres before it was contained in mid to late July. The estimated final cost was $10 million. This f…

The Bridge Creek Fire started in mid June due to a lightning strike on the north side of Navajo Mountain, which is about 55 miles northwest of Page, Arizona. The fire grew to 2,588 acres before it was contained in mid to late July. The estimated final cost was $10 million. This f…

Under clear skies and light winds, temperatures across southeast Utah dropped below 32F again on the night of April 3rd to the 4th. The KBDG AWOS in Blanding, UT, recorded a minimum temperature of 26F, while the minimum at any available sensor was 25F. A total of 10 out of the av…

The lowest temperature recorded across the Southeast Utah zone, as well as the lowest temperature recorded at the KBDG AWOS in Blanding, UT, was 20F. A total of 9 out of the 11 available temperature sensors in the zone recorded at least 3 hours of temperatures below 32F. The aver…

Generally 4 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area with 4.7 inches of snow reported at Blanding 0.3 WSW. Wind gusts generally stayed below 25 mph but gusted to 25 mph at times mostly before and after the event.

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 2 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were generally weaker than 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 11F to 16F and winds …

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 1.5 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were weaker than 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 9F to 16F and winds ranged fr…

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 5 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were generally weaker than 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 11F to 20F and winds …

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 2.5 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were below 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 7F to 12F and winds ranged from 6 m…

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 11.5 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. About 5 hours of this period saw winds at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained, while the remainder saw weaker winds that sill produced su…

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 1 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were below 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 13F to 15F and winds ranged from 6 mp…

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an over 24 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained, for the 18 hours, with weaker winds after that still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values…

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 2.5 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15. Winds were weaker than 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 11F to 18F and winds ranged fr…

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 1.5 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were below 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 19F to 23F and winds ranged from 6 …

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 4.5 hour period where temperatures were below 25F and wind chill values were below 15F. Winds were generally weaker than 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 13F to 24F and wind…

The KBDG AWOS in Blanding recorded an approximately 1.5 hour period of temperatures below 25F and wind chill values below 15F. Winds were below 10 mph but still produced sufficiently cold wind chill values. Temperatures ranged from 21F to 23F and winds ranged from 6 mph to 7 mph.…

Minimum temperatures across the zone ranged from 32F to 23F during this event. The minimum temperature of 23F occurred at multiple sites, first at the mesonet site PC180, and then at the KBDG ASOS at Blanding Airport, in Blanding, UT. 6 of the 7 available sites recorded temperatu…

Wind gusts across the zone ranged from 45 mph to nearly 60 mph, with the peak gust of 58 mph recorded at the Monument Valley Utah Department of Transportation weather station. This was the only location to record a gust at or above 58 mph. The KBDG AWOS in Blanding, UT recorded a…

Combinations of social media reports and web cam images from across the zone indicated dense areas of blowing dust, with visibility estimated to have been reduced to less than 1/2 mile. The worst of this was reported in and around the Monument Valley area of southeast Utah, where…

Generally 2 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 6 inches of snow reported at Blanding 0.3WSW. Winds generally gusted in the 15 to 25 mph range with a peak gust of 32 mph at Monument Valley.

Dense fog was observed across Southeast Utah, mainly using Utah Department of Transportation Webcams and satellite imagery. The dense fog that resulted in this event was part of the same pool that led the Cortez - Montezuma County Airport ASOS in Cortez, CO to report visibilities…

Overnight lows ranged from 17 to 29 degrees F across the zone, including a low of 17 degrees F at Blanding Municipal Airport. This constituted a season-ending freeze, as all reporting sites dropped below 28 degrees F for 3 hours or more.

A peak wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Blanding Municipal Airport.

Overnight lows dropped to as low as 28 degrees across the area.

Overnight lows ranged from 27 to 32 degrees across the area.

A peak wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by an automated weather station.

Generally 3 inches of snow fell in and around the Blanding area.

Generally 1 to 3 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 58 mph at times.

Generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the area.

Over a foot of snow fell in the Blanding area with significant travel impacts reported along Highway 191.

Overnight lows ranged from 27 to 30 degrees across the area. This was a season-ending freeze for Southeast Utah.

Overnight lows ranged from 28 to 32 degrees.

The extreme (D3) drought conditions in the far east-central corner of the zone improved to the severe (D2) category by the end of the month. Elsewhere, severe conditions persisted.

The status of the drought improved significantly through the month of August. The extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to the severe (D2) category across all but the far east-central corner of the zone.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of July as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of June as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of May as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.

Overnight lows dropped into the 20s across the area, including a low of 25 degrees at the Blanding Municipal Airport.

Overnight lows dropped into the 20s across the area, including a low of 21 degrees at the Blanding Municipal Airport.

A peak wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by the automated weather station near Monument Valley.

Overnight lows ranged from 28 to 32 degrees across the area, including a low of 28 degrees at the Blanding Municipal Airport.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of April as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of March as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.

Generally 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across the area. Winds gusted up to 31 mph.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of February as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of January as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of December as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.

The status of the drought remained unchanged through the month of November as extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the entirety of the zone.