Southwest Utah storm history

At approximately 1:20 am MST on 1/6, an incident was reported to law enforcement of an accident involving an F-150 pickup truck travelling on southbound I-15 near milepost 81, just north of Paragonah. Utah State Highway Patrol concluded that the driver lost control of the vehicle…

A period of snowfall, with minor accumulations, led to slick roads along Interstate 15 in southern Utah in the early morning hours of March 26. These slick roads were a factor in several accidents near Beaver, Utah, including a rollover accident that led to two injuries and one f…

Maximum recorded wind gusts included 70 mph at the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS, 67 mph at the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, 65 mph at Enterprise, and 65 mph at Brimstone Reservoir. Tree and fence damage was reported at multiple locations, includi…

The peak recorded wind gust across southwest Utah was 61 mph at the Milford ASOS. In addition, these strong winds caused low visibilities in blowing dust. On Interstate 15 between Parowan and Beaver, this led to accidents involving 13 vehicles, resulting in multiple injuries.

The New Harmony Fire started on June 27th near New Harmony, Utah, due to a water pump malfunction on private land. The fire burned 1,957 acres before it was 100% contained on June 30th. 7 residences were destroyed, 22 non-residential buildings were destroyed, and numerous vehicle…

The Cedar City Municipal Airport ASOS (KCDC) in addition to other mesonet sites including BRIMSTONE RESERVOIR, I-15 at MP 57 Cedar City, I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort, and Black Rock measured a period of strong wind gusts in the 58 to 67 mph range. The I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort…

The BRIMSTONE RESERVOIR RAWS measured the first wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with an initial high wind gust of 58 mph observed 5/5 at 12:25 am MST. The Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS measured the last wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, w…

A wind gust of 62 mph was measured at the I-15 at mile post 57 Cedar City mesonet site. Other wind gusts include 60 mph at I-15 at mile post 62 Cedar City.

The I-15 at MP57 Cedar City mesonet site measured the first wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with an initial high wind gust of 58 mph observed 3/1 at 11:30 am MST. The I-15 at MP54 Hamiltons Fort mesonet site measured the last wind gust exceeding high wind criteria, with a…

Snow squall. Conditions in the snow squall included flash freeze conditions on I-15 in southern Iron County, visibilities of 1/2 mile or less between approximately 11:40 a.m. and 2 p.m., and snowfall rates of 3 inches per hour. Multiple crashes, one involving at least 11 vehicles…

A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at a New Harmony mesonet site. Other wind gusts included 61 mph, recorded by the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, and 60 mph, recorded by the I-15 @ Black Ridge mesonet sensor.

A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded by the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS.

COOP observer reports included snowfall accumulation of 10.8 inches in Cedar City. On the 3rd, at around 3:30 p.m., the Utah Department of Transportation reported the northbound lanes of Intereste 15 were closed at milepost 112, a few miles north of Beaver, due to multiple accide…

The Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS and the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS both recorded multiple wind gusts from 58 to 62 mph throughout the event time period.

A wind gust of 72 mph was recorded at the I-15 @ Black Ridge mesonet site. Other wind gust observations include 65 mph at the I-15 at MP 57 Cedar City mesonet site, 62 mph by the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, 61 mph at the I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort mesonite site, and 60 mp…

A snowfall accumulation of 10.8 inches with 0.79 inches of snow water equivalent was observed at Cedar City. A snowfall accumulation of 6.0 inches was observed at Enoch.

Snow squall. A snow squall that pushed across Interstate 15 in southwest Utah resulted in an 11-vehicle accident Tuesday. Both northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near milepost 52 were closed. Numerous road closures from snow were reported, including state Route 9 from Zion Nationa…

Snow Squall. The I-15 at Paragonah mesonet station recorded a period of wind gusts from 20 to 40 mph and visibility between approximately 0.25 to 0.50 miles with moderate to heavy precip reported (snow) as a snow squall moved through the area.

Several observing stations including ones at Cedar City, Paragonah, and Summit recorded between around 0.6 to 0.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 6 to 8 inches of snow.

A wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the I-15 at MP 62.5 North Cedar City mesonet site.

A wind gust of 70 mph was recorded at the I-15 at MP 57 Cedar City mesonet site. Other wind gusts include a 69 mph wind gust at the I-15 at MP 62.5 North Cedar City mesonet site, 62 mph at the I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort mesonet site, 60 mph by the Cedar City Regional Airport AS…

A peak wind gust of 73 mph was recorded by the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, as well as the I-15 at MP 62.5 North Cedar City mesonet site. Other selected strong wind gusts measured included 68 mph by the I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort station, 67 mph by the Milford Municipal Ai…

The I-15 at MP 57 Cedar City automated weather station recorded a gust of 63 mph. A peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded by the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS. A 58 mph wind gust was recorded by the I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort mesonet station.

LANDSPOUT. Location: 38.240, -112.610. Video shared via social media showed a landspout tornado near Beaver, Utah. No reports of damage were received. The time was estimated.

LANDSPOUT. Location: 37.760, -113.220. Video showed a landspout tornado west of Cedar City, Utah. No reports of damage were received. The time was estimated.

Peak wind gusts at mesonet stations included 72 mph at Murdoc, 63 mph at Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS, 59 mph at Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, and 58 mph at I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort.

The Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph.

Peak wind gusts included 66 mph, recored by the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS, 61 mph, recorded by the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, and 60 mph at the I-15 at MP 62.5 North Cedar City automated weather station.

Peak wind gusts included 67 mph, recorded by the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS, and 60 mph recorded by the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS.

Peak wind gusts included 70 mph, recorded by the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, and 68 mph, recorded by the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS.

A peak wind gust of 71 mph was recorded by the Cedar City Regional Airport ASOS, and a peak wind gust of 58 mph was recorded by the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS.

The White Reef RAWS recorded a peak wind gust of 69 mph, and the I-15 at MP 29 Browse RWIS recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph.

Storm total snow accumulations included 11 inches in Cedar City, 9 inches in both Summit and Beaver, and 8 inches in Milford.

The Cedar City Regional Airport automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 67 mph. Other automated weather station wind gusts included 60 mph at Hamiltons Fort and 62 mph at Black Ridge.

Recorded automated weather station high wind gusts included 66 mph at Interstate 15 at Milepost 54 Hamilton's Fort, 64 mph at Interstate 15 at Milepost 62.5 North Cedar City, 62 mph at Cedar City Regional Airport, and 61 mph at Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field…

Storm total snow amounts included 11.9 inches in Cedar City and 10 inches in New Harmony. Heavy wet snow on fully leafed trees brought down numerous tree limbs in Cedar City and New Harmony.

The automated weather station at Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field recorded peak wind gusts of 60 mph.

High winds were observed in southwest Utah, including peak wind gusts of 62 mph at Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field, 59 mph recorded at the Interstate 15 at Milepost 62.5 sensor, and 58 mph recorded by the Interstate 15 at Paragonah sensor.

Peak wind gusts included 60 mph at Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field, 59 mph at Brimstone Reservoir, and 58 mph at Cedar City Regional Airport. In addition, the Utah Department of Transportation reported a semitrailer was blown over on Interstate 15 south of Ce…

Storm total snowfall reports included 17 inches in Milford and 6.5 inches in Beaver. The Interstate 15 northbound lanes were closed at milepost 109.

Peak wind gusts recorded included 63 mph at the Portable Traffic 1 sensor in Cedar City, 62 mph at the I-15 at MP 54 Hamiltons Fort sensor, 59 mph by the Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS, and 59 mph by the Brimstone Reservoir sensor.

Heavy snow was reported in Southwest Utah, including 9.5 inches in Summit and 7.7 inches in Cedar City.

A peak wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the I-15 at MP 57 Cedar City mesonet station.

Notable snowfall totals included 11 inches in both Enterprise and New Harmony, 9 inches in Beaver, and 8 inches 6 miles southwest of Cedar City.

A peak wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field.

The Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field AWOS recorded a peak gust of 68 mph.

Storm total snowfall included 8.5 inches in Summit and 6.9 inches in Cedar City.

A peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded by the I-15 at Beaver sensor.

Storm total snowfall reports included 10.8 inches in New Harmony, 8 inches in Summit, 5 inches in Enterprise, 4.1 inches in Beaver, and 3.4 inches in Cedar City.

The Brimstone Reservoir sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph.