Southern Mountains storm history

The Forsyth Fire started on Thursday, June 19th, 2025. Initial reports from fire officials state the fire is suspected to have originated as a holdover from lightning in the Pine Valley Mountains. A long stretch of hot, dry, and windy conditions prevailed ahead of the fire's disc…

The Brianhead Fire started on June 17, when a man used a weed torch at his Brian Head area cabin, and the fire became out of control. The fire burned 71,672 acres, with most of the growth in the first two weeks of the fire. The Brianhead Fire destroyed 13 homes and 13 minor struc…

The Brianhead Fire started on June 17, when a man used a weed torch at his Brian Head area cabin, and the fire became out of control. The fire burned 71,675 acres, with most of the growth in the first two weeks of the fire. The Brianhead Fire destroyed 13 homes and 13 minor struc…

A landslide occurred 8 miles east of Cedar City, along Utah State Route 14. The landslide occurred sometime before 5 a.m. on the morning of October 8th, when the slide was discovered and the road was closed by the Utah Department of Transportation. The landslide was 1,700 feet in…

Several SNOTEL stations including Panguitch Lake Rs, Gutz Peak, and Kolob recorded from 1.0 to 2.3 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 30 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Little Grassy, Brian Head, and Kolob recorded from 1.4 to 2.6 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 14 to 34 inches of snow.

Snow water equivalent at several SNOTEL sites ranged from 1.5-3.2 inches, with an estimated 15-35 inches of snowfall.

Several SNOTEL stations including Jones Corral, Midway Valley, and Big Flat recorded from 1.1 to 4.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 44 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Kimberly Mine, Castle Valley, and Kolob recorded 1.0 to 3.4 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 42 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Long Flat, Lonesome Beaver, and Mt Pennell recorded roughly 0.7 to 4.5 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 13 to 83 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Jones Corral, Lonesome Beaver, and Sunflower Flat recorded around 0.9 to 1.5 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 20 inches of snow.

Snow water equivalent at several SNOTEL sites ranged from 1.2-1.8 inches, with an estimated 12-24 inches of snowfall accumulation.

Snow water equivalent at several SNOTEL sites ranged from 2.5-4.0 inches, with an estimated 25-45 inches of snowfall accumulation.

Snow water equivalent at several SNOTEL sites ranged from 1.9-2.8 inches, with an estimated 15-25 inches of snowfall accumulation.

Several SNOTEL stations including Big Flat, Sunflower Flat, and Midway Valley recorded 0.7 to 0.9 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 15 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations, including Brian Head, Kolob, Kimberly Mine, Midway Valley, and Squaw Springs recorded snow water equivalent of 0.8 to 1.2 inches, resulting in approximately 12 to 16 inches of snowfall accumulation.

Several SNOTEL stations including Long Flat, Brian Head, and Kolob recorded 0.9 to 2.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 31 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Little Grassy, Lonesome Beaver, and Big Flat recorded 1.5 to 2.9 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 36 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Widtsoe #3, Brian Head, and Big Flat recorded 1.4 to 2.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 36 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Big Flat, Brian Head, and Sunflower Flat recorded 1.3 to 2.0 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 14 to 22 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Harris Flat, Jones Corral, and Big Flat recorded 1.1 to 2.9 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 34 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Widtsoe #3, Harris Flat, and Long Flat recorded 1.0 to 1.5 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 19 inches of snow.

A snow water equivalent of 1.60 inches, or appoximately 19 inches of snow, was recorded at Kolob. Other snow water equivalent observations included 1.40 inches at Midway Valley, 1.30 inches at Sunflower Flat, 1.20 inches at Kimberly Mine, and 1.20 inches at Webster Flat, with sno…

State Route 143 between Brian Head and Panguitch was closed due to snowy conditions. A SNOWTEL snow water equivalent of 1.2 inches, or approximately 14 inches of snow, was observed at Kolob. Other SNOTEL snow water equivalent observations include 1.1 inches at Yankee Reservoir, 1…

Several SNOTEL stations including Yankee Reservoir, Brian Head, and Midway Valley recorded 0.7 to 3.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 14 to 69 inches of snow.

Snow Squall. The I-15 at Beaver Ridge mesonet station recorded a period of wind gusts of 20 to 40 mph and visibility from less than 0.25 miles to 1 mile with heavy precip reported (snow) as a snow squall moved through the area.

Several SNOTEL stations including Yankee Reservoir, Merchant Valley, and Midway Valley recorded 1.0 to 3.3 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 13 to 45 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Brian Head, Merchant Valley, and Gardner Peak recorded 1.1 to 1.7 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 16 to 24 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Clayton Springs, Brian Head, and Big Flat recorded 1.6 to 3.9 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 14 to 35 inches of snow. Note that some snow in the high elevations began as early as 12/30/22.

Several SNOTEL stations including Kolob, Brian Head, and Clayton Springs recorded between around 1.2 to 3.7 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 14 to 44 inches of snow.

Precipitation amounts includes 1.8 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 22 inches of snow, at the Kolob SNOTEL, 1.3 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 16 inches of snow, at the Midway Valley SNOTEL, and 1 inch of snow water equivalent, or approximately…

Precipitation amounts includes 2.05 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 20 inches of snow, at the Brian Head SNOTEL, 1.8 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 18 inches of snow, at the Midway Valley SNOTEL, and 1.25 inches of snow water equivalent, or ap…

Several SNOTEL stations including Brian Head, Webster Flat, Sunflower Flat, Harris Flat, Widtsoe, and Long Valley Junction recorded 1.2 to 1.6 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 16 to 24 inches of snow.

Precipitation amounts included 1.7 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 20 inches of snow, at Harris Flat and Kolob SNOTELs and 1.0 to 1.2 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 12 to 15 inches of snow, at Gutz Peak, Midway Valley, Long Valley Junction, Sunflower …

Precipitation amounts included snow water equivalent of 2.9 to 3.2 inches, or approximately 18-20 inches of snow, at Kolob and Midway Valley SNOTELs and snow water equivalent of 2.2 to 2.4 inches, or approximately 14 to 15 inches of snow, at Big Flat and Webster Flat SNOTELs.

Precipitation amounts included 1.6 inches snow water equivalant, or approximately 22 inces of snow, at Big Flat, Long Flat, and Cedar Breaks SNOTELs and 1.1 to 1.4 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 15 to 18 inches of snow, at Clayton Springs, Yankee Reservoir, Kim…

Precipitation amounts inclued 2.2 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 31 inches of snow, at Merchant Valley, 2.1 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 30 inches of snow, at Big Flat and Kolob, and 2.0 inches of snow water equivlant, or approxiately 28 inches of …

Precipitation amounts included 1.6 inches of snow water equivalent, or around 21 inches of snow, at Long Flat, 1.5 inches of snow water equivalent, or around 20 inches of snow, at Gardner Peak, and 1.5 inches of snow water equivalent, or around 17 inches of snow, at Brian Head.

An observer reported 17.5 inches of snow at the Beaver Canyon Power House. In addition, the Kimberly Mine SNOTEL recorded 2.6 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 39 inches of snow, the Fish Lake SNOTEL recorded 2 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 30 …

Storm total snowfall reports included 13.9 inches at Bryce Canyon National Park, 12 inches at Diamond Valley, 10 inches at Dammeron Valley, and 9 inches in Boulder and Hatch. In addition, the Gutz Peak SNOTEL recorded 1.9 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 25 inche…

The Kolob SNOTEL received 3.4 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 34 inches of snow, while the Midway Valley SNOTEL received 3.3 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 33 inches of snow. Other SNOTEL precipitation totals included Snowf…

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.

The Midway Valley SNOTEL received 4.8 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 65 inches of snow. The Castle Valley SNOTEL received 3.1 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 42 inches of snow. Additionally, a COOP Observer at Bryce Canyon …

The Midway Valley SNOTEL received 2.4 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 25 inches of snow.

Two homes lost metal roofing, and many trees were knocked down.

Heavy snow reported by several SNOTEL stations, including Kimberly Mine with 2.5 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 25 inches of snow, Brian Head with 2.2 inches of snow water equivalent or about 22 inches of snow, and Castle Valley with 1.4 inches of snow water equivalent…

Storm total snowfall amounts included 29.6 inches at Bryce Canyon National Park and 13 inches at Boulder. In addition SNOTEL stations, including Harris Flat, Midway Valley, Widtsoe, and Clayton Springs reported between 1.2 and 1.4 inches liquid equivalent precipitation, or roughl…

Three snowmobilers near Circleville Mountain triggered an 800-foot-wide avalanche, and two snowmobilers were caught, while the third made it to the bottom unharmed. One snowmobiler caught in the avalanche was able to dig out, and another was fully buried under 1-2 feet of snow. A…

Bryce Canyon National Park received 13.5 inches of snow. In addition, numerous SNOTEL stations reported heavy snow, including Webster Flat with 2.4 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 29 inches of snow, Sunflower Flat with 2.2 inches of liquid equivalent p…

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 …