... Winter Weather Advisory now in effect until 4 PM MST Wednesday...
The Winter Weather Advisory for snow is now in effect until 4 PM MST Wednesday.
* Affected area: this Winter Weather Advisory is for the Wasatch mountains south of I-80... western Uinta Mountains and Wasatch Plateau and Book Cliffs.
* Snow accumulations: storm total accumulations of 8 to 16 inches are possible by Wednesday evening.
* Timing: steady snowfall will turn heavy at times during the evening hours... before tapering off tomorrow.
* Impacts: significant snow will create hazardous driving conditions... especially through mountain passes.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Weather Advisory means that snow accumulations will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads. Use caution while driving.
For winter Road conditions from the Utah Department of Transportation visit... http://www.Commuterlink.Utah.Gov or dial 511.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:20 PM MST on December 22, 2009
... Preliminary storm information...
A moist Pacific storm brought widespread rain and snow to Utah today. The heaviest amounts reported so far were across the southern mountains and far south. These are the reports we have received so far.
***** Precip reports ***** time snow precip
... Northern Wasatch front... Clearfield 3 PM Tue 0.5 Ogden 3 PM Tue 0.5 Syracuse - 4245 ft 2 PM Tue 0.08 Ogden - Hinckley Airport - 4468 ft 2 PM Tue 0.06 Hill Air Force Base - 4787 ft 1 PM Tue 0.05 Layton - 4800 ft 2 PM Tue 0.03 Centerville - 4216 ft 2 PM Tue 0.02 Brigham City - 4590 ft 2 PM Tue 0.02 North Ogden bench - 5120 ft 2 PM Tue 0.02
... Salt Lake and Tooele valleys... Salt Lake Intl Airport - 4226 ft 2 PM Tue 1.0 0.05 Herriman - 5000 ft 2 PM Tue 0.12 West Valley City - 4383 ft 2 PM Tue 0.04 Riverton - 4480 ft 2 PM Tue 0.02 Salt Lake City - 5135 ft 2 PM Tue 0.02
... Southern Wasatch front... Pleasant Grove - 5200 ft 1 PM Tue 0.02
... Great Salt Lake Desert and mountains... Wendover 6 am Tue 0.5 Rocky Basin-settleme - 8900 ft 1 PM Tue 0.40 Vernon creek - 7500 ft 1 PM Tue 0.40 mining Fork - 8000 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 Dry Fork - 7160 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Salt Flats - 4265 ft 2 PM Tue 0.05 Park Valley - 5535 ft 2 PM Tue 0.03
... Wasatch Mountain valleys... Snake Creek nr Heber - 6010 ft 1 PM Tue 0.04 Park City Golf course - 6855 ft 1 PM Tue 0.03
... Wasatch mountains I-80 north... Monte Cristo - 8960 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Farmington lower - 6779 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Farmington - 8000 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Louis Meadow - 6700 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Ben Lomond trail - 6000 ft 12 PM Tue 0.10 snowbasin mid bowl - 7402 ft 2 PM Tue 0.07 snowbasin base - 6316 ft 1 PM Tue 0.06 Garden City - 5959 ft 2 PM Tue 0.02
... Wasatch mountains south of I-80... Snowbird - 9640 ft 1 PM Tue 0.30 Alta Collins - 9662 ft 2 PM Tue 4.0 0.22 Payson r.S. - 8050 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 Thaynes Canyon - 9200 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 timpanogos Divide - 8140 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 Sundance - 7503 ft 12 PM Tue 0.12 Brighton - 8750 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Cascade Mountain - 7768 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Deer Vly - Ruby - 8300 ft 2 PM Tue 0.04
... Western Uinta Mountains... Five Points Lake - 10920 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 Moon Lake - 8150 ft 2 PM Tue 0.18 Trial Lake - 9960 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Smith & Morehouse - 7600 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 lakefork #1 - 10100 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 lakefork basin - 10900 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 currant creek - 8000 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Chalk creek #1 - 9100 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Brown Duck - 10600 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Rock Creek - 7900 ft 12 PM Tue 0.10
... Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs... Indian Canyon - 9100 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Clear Creek #2 - 8300 ft 12 PM Tue 0.10
... Western Uinta Basin... Neola 3 PM Tue 1.0 Hanna near Duchesne - 6745 ft 2 PM Tue 0.05
... Castle country... Carbon County Airport - 5922 ft 2 PM Tue 0.09
... Sanpete/Sevier valleys... Sevier Reservoir - 5369 ft 1 PM Tue 0.11 Richfield Airport - 5268 ft 2 PM Tue 0.05 Monroe - 5364 ft 2 PM Tue 0.04 Elsinore-Richfield canal - 5341 ft 2 PM Tue 0.03
... West central Utah... Oak City - 5135 ft 2 PM Tue 0.06 Oak City - 5138 ft 2 PM Tue 0.06 Mud Spring - 5902 ft 1 PM Tue 0.03
... Southwest Utah... 13 SW Cedar City 2 PM Tue 2.0 Cedar City Municipal Airport - 5627 ft 2 PM Tue 0.03 Cedar City - 5895 ft 2 PM Tue 0.03
... Utah's Dixie and Zion National Park... Zion Canyon - 3999 ft 1 PM Tue 0.68 White Reef - 3440 ft 2 PM Tue 0.29 St. George - 2690 ft 2 PM Tue 0.03 St. George - 2665 ft 1 PM Tue 0.03 St George Municipal Airport - 2940 ft 2 PM Tue 0.02
... Central Utah mountains... Black Flat-u.M. Ck - 9400 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 box creek - 9800 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 Buck Flat - 9800 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Seeley Creek - 10000 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 pickle keg - 9600 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Joes valley dam - 6880 ft 1 PM Tue 0.03
... Southern Utah mountains... Parowan 2 PM Tue 0.5 Webster Flat - 9200 ft 1 PM Tue 0.80 Harris Flat - 7800 ft 1 PM Tue 0.80 Midway Valley - 9800 ft 1 PM Tue 0.80 kolob - 9250 ft 1 PM Tue 0.70 Long Valley jct - 7360 ft 1 PM Tue 0.60 Little Grassy - 6100 ft 1 PM Tue 0.60 merchant valley - 8750 ft 1 PM Tue 0.40 Castle Valley - 9580 ft 1 PM Tue 0.30 Agua Canyon - 8900 ft 1 PM Tue 0.30 Clayton Springs - 10000 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 Big Flat - 10290 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 Widtsoe #3 - 9500 ft 1 PM Tue 0.20 Kimberly mine - 9300 ft 1 PM Tue 0.10 Bryce Canyon Airport - 7585 ft 2 PM Tue 0.07