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Heavy Snow Warning 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

April 16, 2006

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this heavy snow warning at Apr 16, 2006, 3:57 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 17, 2006, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2006, 3:57 PM MDT (21:57 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 17, 2006, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 18, 2006, 9:00 AM MDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 162157
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
357 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN UTAH TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
IMPACT NORTHERN UTAH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...USHERING MUCH
COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY
FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY ON MONDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE
FINALLY MOVING EAST TUESDAY.

UTZ006>008-170500-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0020.060417T0000Z-060418T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HS.W.0013.060417T0600Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
357 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 2 FEET WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY
BY EARLY TUESDAY ACROSS THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS...WITH 8 TO 16
INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY
AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF
EARLY TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT THIS
EVENING BUT WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AS SNOW DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

UTZ009-170500-
/O.NEW.KSLC.HS.W.0013.060417T0600Z-060418T1500Z/
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
357 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
MDT TUESDAY. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS ABOUT 3
AM MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID
MORNING MONDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING TO FLURRIES EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12-18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET
THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS WITH 6-12 INCHES BELOW 8000
FEET. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT THIS EVENING BUT
WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AS SNOW DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

UTZ001-002-170500-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.060417T0600Z-060417T1800Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
357 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT
MONDAY. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY OF UTAH AND THE NORTHERN
WASATCH FRONT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE OVER THE ADVISORY
AREA LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE...
HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 2-5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY ON HIGHER ELEVATION BENCH AREAS BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING. 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

UTZ003-170500-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.060417T1000Z-060417T1800Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
357 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM MDT MONDAY. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS MUCH COLDER AIR MOVES INTO
THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ON THE HIGHER BENCHES SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH...
OLYMPUS COVE AND TOOELE CITY BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. LESSER
AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS BELOW
ABOUT 5000 FEET.

THE SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGHOUT THE SALT LAKE AND
TOOELE VALLEY AREA AND COMMUTERS SHOULD LEAVE EXTRA TIME FOR THE
MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

GIBSON
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 170450
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1050 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN UTAH MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
IMPACT NORTHERN UTAH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...USHERING MUCH
COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY
FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY ON MONDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
BEFORE FINALLY MOVING EAST TUESDAY.

UTZ006>009-171200-
/O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0013.060417T0600Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1050 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND WASATCH
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IS INCREASING ACROSS THE NORTHERN WASATCH
MOUNTAINS LATE THIS EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO
THE WARNING AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW WITH
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS...WITH WITH 12-18 INCHES FOR THE WESTERN
UINTA MOUNTAINS. FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...6-18 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST FOR THE AREAS NORTH OF I-84 SUCH AS
EDEN AND LIBERTY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

UTZ001-002-171200-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.060417T0600Z-060417T1800Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
1050 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY OF UTAH AND THE
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS INCREASING ACROSS THE
AREA THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 2-5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED MAINLY ON HIGHER ELEVATION BENCH AREAS BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING. 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

COMMUTERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

UTZ003-171200-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.060417T1000Z-060417T1800Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
1050 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM MDT
MONDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM MDT MONDAY. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AS MUCH COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION
BEHIND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ON THE HIGHER BENCHES SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH...
OLYMPUS COVE AND TOOELE CITY BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. LESSER
AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS BELOW
ABOUT 5000 FEET.

THE SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGHOUT THE SALT LAKE AND
TOOELE VALLEY AREA AND COMMUTERS SHOULD LEAVE EXTRA TIME FOR THE
MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

GIBSON
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 171019
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
419 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN UTAH TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
IMPACT NORTHERN UTAH TODAY...USHERING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE
FRONT THIS MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE MOVING EAST TUESDAY.

UTZ006>009-171830-
/O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
419 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND WASATCH
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES FOR THE
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 84...SUCH
AS AROUND EDEN AND LIBERTY...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES FURTHER SOUTH. 

A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHWEST UTAH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WARNING
AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...USHERING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BEHIND
THIS FRONT THIS MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
TONIGHT IS EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE. 

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

UTZ017-171830-
/O.EXB.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.060417T1200Z-060418T0400Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
419 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
UTAH. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG AND NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 70. 

A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHWEST UTAH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. PERIODS OF
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS FRONT...AND
PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW MAY LINGER INTO
THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS LATE THIS
EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

UTZ001-002-171800-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
419 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY OF UTAH AND THE
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY NOON ACROSS THE CACHE VALLEY AND ALONG THE UPPER
BENCHES OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE VALLEY FLOORS OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT.

SNOW...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE CACHE VALLEY AND BENCHES OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BY
SUNRISE...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION
ALONG THE VALLEY FLOORS OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN AS RAIN...OR POSSIBLY MIX WITH SNOW BY MID MORNING.


$$

UTZ003-171800-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
419 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY NOON ALONG THE
UPPER BENCHES OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT. LITTLE IF ANY
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE VALLEY FLOORS. 

SNOW...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEY BENCHES BY SUNRISE...AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO
SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION ALONG THE VALLEY FLOORS
OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS RAIN THIS
MORNING...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW AT TIMES BY LATE MORNING.


$$

MPS
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 171559
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
959 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN UTAH
TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
IMPACT CENTRAL AND NORTHERN UTAH TODAY...USHERING MUCH COLDER AIR
INTO THE REGION. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE MOVING EAST TUESDAY.

UTZ006>009-172300-
/O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
959 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WASATCH
RANGE...WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE COTTONWOODS AREA TO FARMINGTON
PEAK. 10 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.
THE MOUNTAINS VALLEY WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
LOCALLY 1 FOOT NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-80.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON AND
THEN TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING COULD
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW.


$$

UTZ004-014-172100-
/O.EXB.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060417T2100Z/
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-
959 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR SANPETE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN WASATCH
FRONT.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE BENCHES COULD REACH 4 TO 5 INCHES.

HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON...THEN
TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.


$$

UTZ010-172300-
/O.EXB.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.060417T1800Z-060418T0400Z/
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
959 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH PLATEAU.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE TODAY BUT CONTINUE
THIS EVENING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

UTZ003-172000-
/O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060417T2000Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
959 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS. 

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY AFTERNOON
ALONG THE VALLEY FLOORS. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON THE
BENCHES. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR
IN THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE TONIGHT SO THE SNOW ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED.

$$

UTZ017-172300-
/O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.060417T1800Z-060418T0400Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
959 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
UTAH. 

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING...PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF
I-70 WILL RECEIVE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STEADY SNOWFALL WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT.


$$

UTZ001-002-171800-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
959 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE CACHE VALLEY OF UTAH AND THE
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT. 

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. BENCH
AREAS WILL RECEIVE UP TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF OGDEN.

HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL
OCCUR IN DAVIS AND WEBER COUNTIES TODAY.

ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THE POSSIBILITY
OF LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL IN DAVIS COUNTY. THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED
TO BE EXTENDED.


$$
TARDY
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 172006
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
206 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

UTZ003-172115-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060417T2000Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
206 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE SNOW ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH FOR MOST AREAS. BENCH AREAS COULD 
RECEIVE UP TO 2 INCHES. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE
ISSUED IF A LAKE BAND DEVELOPS TONIGHT.

$$

UTZ006>009-180415-
/O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
206 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
WASATCH RANGE...WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE COTTONWOODS AREA TO
FARMINGTON PEAK. 10 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS. THE MOUNTAINS VALLEY WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
WITH LOCALLY 1 FOOT POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-80.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING COULD PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW.

$$

UTZ004-014-172115-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060417T2100Z/
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-
206 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR SANPETE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN WASATCH
FRONT.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LOCAL
ACCUMULATIONS ON THE BENCHES COULD REACH 4 TO 5 INCHES.

LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

UTZ010-017-180400-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060418T0400Z/
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
206 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH PLATEAU...AND FOR THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL TAPER TO SNOW
SHOWERS LATE TODAY BUT CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

$$

TARDY
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 172110
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
310 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN UTAH...

UTZ002-003-180415-
/O.NEW.KSLC.LE.W.0001.060417T2110Z-060418T1200Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
310 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS FOR DAVIS COUNTY AND THE
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING WILL BE MOSTLY
1 INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER...AREAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WASATCH
FRONT WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. OVERNIGHT
LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS COULD ADD 1 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW...BRINGING STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT ON THE BENCHES AND PARTS
OF EASTERN DAVIS AND SALT LAKE VALLEY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME CONFINED TO AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS AND BANDS
WILL AFFECT DAVIS COUNTY AND NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTY THROUGH
EARLY EVENING AND THEN SHIFT ACROSS MOST OF SALT LAKE COUNTY THIS
LATER EVENING...FINALLY MOVING INTO TOOELE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY MORNING.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND COULD
RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

$$

UTZ006>009-180415-
/O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
310 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
WASATCH RANGE...WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE COTTONWOODS AREA TO
FARMINGTON PEAK. 10 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS. THE MOUNTAINS VALLEY WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW WITH LOCALLY 1 FOOT POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-80.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING COULD
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN WASATCH RANGE.

$$

UTZ004-014-180415-
/O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060418T0500Z/
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-
310 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR SANPETE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN WASATCH
FRONT.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE BENCHES COULD REACH 4 TO 5
INCHES. THE SEVIER VALLEY AND AREAS NEAR UTAH LAKE WILL RECEIVE 1
INCH OR LESS.

LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$

UTZ010-017-180400-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060418T0400Z/
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
310 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH PLATEAU...AND FOR THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY 1 FOOT ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS.

AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.

$$

TARDY
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 180400
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1000 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

UTZ004-014-180500-
/O.CAN.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060418T0500Z/
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-
1000 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT AND THE SANPETE AND
SEVIER VALLEYS.

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

UTZ010-017-180500-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SN.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-060418T0400Z/
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY WILL ALLOW THE SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS AND THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVERNIGHT..ESPECIALLY OVER THE
WASATCH PLATEAU...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

UTZ002-003-181200-
/O.CON.KSLC.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060418T1200Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
1000 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
TUESDAY. 

THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS FOR DAVIS COUNTY AND THE SALT
LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO DAVIS
AND EXTREME NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTIES DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE
NIGHT. THE LAKE BAND IS EXPECTED TO TURN MORE SOUTHERLY AND IMPACT
A LARGER PORTION OF SALT LAKE COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THE TOOELE VALLEY MAY SEE SOME LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS AS WELL BY
EARLY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE SHOWERS TAPER OFF NEAR SUNRISE.

$$

UTZ006>009-181200-
/O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
WASATCH RANGE...WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE COTTONWOODS AREA TO
FARMINGTON PEAK. FOR WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...10 TO 14 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES
OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY 1 FOOT POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-80.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. LAKE
ENHANCED SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING COULD PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN WASATCH RANGE.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 181048
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
448 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

UTZ002-003-181200-
/O.CON.KSLC.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060418T1200Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
448 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
EARLY THIS MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS FOR DAVIS COUNTY AND THE SALT
LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OFF OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE
THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAKE EFFECT
BAND IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTY. 1 TO 3
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LAKE
EFFECT BAND EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE
LATER THIS MORNING LEAVING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA.


$$

UTZ006>009-181500-
/O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
448 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT SALT
LAKE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
WASATCH RANGE...WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE COTTONWOODS AREA TO
FARMINGTON PEAK. FOR WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...10 TO 14 INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW WITH LOCALLY 1 FOOT POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-80.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. 

$$
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 181151
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
551 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

UTZ002-003-181500-
/O.EXT.KSLC.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
551 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS FOR DAVIS COUNTY AND THE SALT
LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE GREAT SALT LAKE
THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAKE EFFECT
BAND IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF SALT
LAKE COUNTY INTO THE TOOELE VALLEY THROUGH 900 AM. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS BAND WILL LOCALLY BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH
RANGE.

THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BAND WILL RESULT IN
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SOME LOCATIONS DURING THE
MORNING COMMUTE. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE LATER THIS
MORNING LEAVING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

UTZ006>009-181500-
/O.CON.KSLC.HS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
551 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

THIS HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS FOR THE ENTIRE WASATCH RANGE AND
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH EARLY THIS MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BE SOUTHEAST
OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16
INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WASATCH RANGE...WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN
THE COTTONWOODS AREA TO FARMINGTON PEAK. FOR WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS...10 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY 1 FOOT POSSIBLE
NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-80.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 181508
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
908 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006


UTZ002-003-181615-
/O.EXP.KSLC.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
908 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS IN THE
TOOELE VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL ALSO DISSIPATE. 

SNOWFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS RANGED FROM 2 TO 12 INCHES IN THE
VALLEYS AND BENCHES.

$$

UTZ006>009-181615-
/O.EXP.KSLC.HS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060418T1500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
908 AM MDT TUE APR 18 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TODAY BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE 1 INCH OR LESS FOR MOST AREAS.

SNOWFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS RANGED FROM 8 TO 21 INCHES ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

$$
TARDY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heavy snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heavy snow warning went out at Apr 16, 3:50 PM MDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:50 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
350 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. THIS STORM SYSTEM AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST TUESDAY...ALLOWING HIGH
PRESSURE TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER TROUGH AND COLD FRONT PACKING PLENTY OF
COLD AIR IS NOW ON THE MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA AND IDAHO. GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS AND
MOUNTAINS...SO FAR SOLID ADVISORY LEVEL. SURFACE PRESSURES NOW
FALLING RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST UTAH WITH
INCOMING UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND DAYTIME HEATING. THIS COMBINING WITH
INCREASING MID LEVEL FLOW WILL SERVE TO STRENGTHEN THE SOUTH WINDS
FURTHER ACROSS WESTERN UTAH THIS EVENING AND NOW EXPECT WINDS TO
REACH WARNING CRITERIA IN SOME PLACES. WILL ISSUE HIGH WIND WARNING
REST OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING WESTERN VALLEYS AND INCLUDE TOOELE
VALLEY TO COVER BOTH GRADIENT AND LOCAL MICROBURST WINDS FROM HIGH
BASED CONVECTION IN THE AREA.  IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...IMPRESSIVE
BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER NORTHEAST NEVADA AND
MOVE EAST THIS EVENING INTO NORTHWESTERN UTAH. 18Z NAM MOVES THE
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AND INTO UTAH VALLEY BY 2-3 AM. THIS TIMING LOOKS GOOD CONSIDERING
CURRENT POSITION AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET PUNCHING ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA.

THE FRONT SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY DEEP CONVECTION AND EXPECT A
DECENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE FRONT. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP
QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH HEAVY PRECIP...SOME DECENT
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ON THE BENCHES AND EVEN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS
FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. WILL ISSUE A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WASATCH
FRONT FROM SALT LAKE VALLEY NORTH AND CACHE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY.  UPGRADE WATCH TO WARNING IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND ADDING THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS BEGINNING
MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.  COLD AND UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW TO
FOLLOW THE FRONT FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SOME LAKE ENHANCED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE VERY POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT IN THE VALLEYS
SOUTHEAST OF THE GSL...BUT REGARDLESS EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL IN THE WASATCH INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIP SHOULD TAPER
OFF QUICKLY LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE DEVELOPING
BEHIND THE TROUGH.

THE COLD FRONT MAKES IT TO CENTRAL UTAH MONDAY MORNING AND INTO
SOUTHERN UTAH MONDAY AFTERNOON. DEEP COLD AIR SUPPORT MAKES DOWN TO
ABOUT I-70 WITH THE FRONT SO ONLY A BRIEF SHOT AT PRECIP SOUTH OF
I-70 ALONG THE FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK...BUT STILL LOOKS LIKE A
PROGRESSIVE CLOSED LOW MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN NEXT WEEKEND. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE WARMER AND AN PRECIP WILL BE LIGHT AND DISORGANIZED.
WITH UNCERTAINTY HIGH ACCOMPANYING CLOSED LOW MOVEMENT...HAVE KEPT
POPS TO A MINIMUM FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KSLC TERMINAL
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
CURRENTLY APPROACHING NORTHWEST UTAH. WINDS COULD GUST INTO THE
40-45KT RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS KSLC BETWEEN 05-07Z TONIGHT. THERE IS A
10 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AT KSLC AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE
FRONT. CIGS/VISBY WILL REMAIN VFR AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH
OCCASIONAL BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS IN ANY SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.
BEHIND THE FRONT...RAIN WILL BRING CEILINGS DOWN TO MAINLY MVFR.
RAIN WILL START MIXING WITH SNOW BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WITH MVFR
AND OCCASIONAL IFR CIGS/VISBY PREVAILING.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR UTZ003-005-015-016.

     HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM TUESDAY FOR
     UTZ006-007-008-009.

     SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MONDAY FOR
     UTZ001-002.

     SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 12 PM MONDAY FOR UTZ003.

WY...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC...BRENCHLEY
AVIATION...CHENG
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 5:00 AM MDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
500 AM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

UTZ001>011-WYZ021-171100-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
500 AM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

INCREASED FLOWS CONTINUE ALONG AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS...RESULTING
FROM A COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SNOW MELT.
CAUTION IS ADVISED NEAR ALL AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS DUE TO THE
DANGEROUSLY COLD AND SWIFT RUNOFF.

OTHERWISE STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS THIS COLD FRONT STRENGTHENS ACROSS
NORTHERN UTAH. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THIS
FRONT THIS EVENING.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHERN UTAH LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH
THROUGHOUT MONDAY. BENCH AREAS ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT MAY ALSO
EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS MAY ALSO BRING LOCAL HEAVY SNOWFALL
TO AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
TUESDAY.

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR MUCH COLDER WEATHER
AND SNOW MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

UTZ012>021-171100-
CASTLE COUNTRY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-HENRY MOUNTAINS-
SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-
500 AM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH. SEE THE
LATEST NON PRECIPITATION STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING
THE DAY MONDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS
AND ALONG THE I-15 CORRIDOR NORTH OF CEDAR CITY. SOME ACCUMULATION IS
LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH A FEW
INCHES POSSIBLE FOR HIGHER SUMMITS ALONG THE I-15 CORRIDOR NORTH OF
CEDAR CITY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SEAMAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 3:34 AM MDTWind AdvisorySLC11 hr
Apr 16, 3:02 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningSLC5 hr
Apr 16, 3:57 PM MDTSnow AdvisorySLC30 hr

Nearby

Heavy Snow Warnings in Utah, 2006Every heavy snow warning in 2006

Sources

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