Alert archive / Utah / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007

Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

April 17, 2007

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this winter storm warning at Apr 17, 2007, 3:04 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 18, 2007, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 31 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 17, 2007, 3:04 PM MDT (21:04 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2007, 3:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2007, 10:00 AM MDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 172104
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
304 PM MDT TUE APR 17 2007

UTZ007>009-180600-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.070418T1000Z-070419T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0007.070418T0900Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
304 PM MDT TUE APR 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO
8 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH RANGE AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH.

TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN
THESE MOUNTAIN AREAS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE WASATCH RANGE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH INCREASING
SOUTH WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH THE REGION DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH RIDGE TOP GUSTS OVER 60
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST ON
WEDNESDAY AND DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

TARDY

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 180436
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1036 PM MDT TUE APR 17 2007

UTZ007>009-181200-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.070418T0900Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1036 PM MDT TUE APR 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO
8 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO
8 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH RANGE AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHERN UTAH.

TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN
THESE MOUNTAIN AREAS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE WASATCH RANGE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTH
WIND HAVE DEVELOPED. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE
REGION DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY WITH THE COLD FRONT MID-
MORNING WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH RIDGE TOP GUSTS OVER
60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE WEST ON
WEDNESDAY AND DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 181027
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
427 AM MDT WED APR 18 2007

UTZ007>009-181830-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
427 AM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THURSDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH RANGE AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHERN UTAH.

TOTAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN
THESE MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS NEAR 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
WASATCH RANGE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS
THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT THIS
MORNING THEN TURN SHOWERY IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG THE COLD FRONT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED. 
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY BY
MID MORNING AND DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

UTZ006-181830-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.070418T1400Z-070418T2200Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
427 AM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTHERN
UTAH. 

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM MID
MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN
THESE AREAS ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH AFTER SUNRISE THEN
CHANGE RAPIDLY TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY UNTIL ABOUT
MIDDAY THEN TURN SHOWERY.

SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
AGAIN TONIGHT AND THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. 

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.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 181858
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1258 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

UTZ007>009-190300-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1258 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THURSDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THESE
MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
NEAR 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WASATCH
RANGE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW
MAY TAPER TO SHOWERS FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE
PICKING UP GAIN OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FOR GOOD EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.


$$

UTZ006-182200-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070418T2200Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
1258 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF
NORTHERN UTAH. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW MAY
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AND THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

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.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 181941
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
141 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

UTZ007>009-190400-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
141 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THURSDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THESE
MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
NEAR 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE WASATCH
RANGE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW
MAY TAPER TO SHOWERS FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE
PICKING UP GAIN OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FOR GOOD EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

UTZ002-190400-
/O.EXB.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T0400Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
141 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...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 BENCHES OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH
FRONT. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BENCHES OF THE
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING. 

VALLEY LOCATIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT CAN EXPECT 1 TO
POSSIBLE 2 INCHES...MAINLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. 

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.

$$

UTZ006-190400-
/O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T0400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
141 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...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 WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF
NORTHERN UTAH. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF
LATE. 

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.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 182159
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
359 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

UTZ007>009-190600-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
359 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THURSDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. 

$$

UTZ003-190400-
/O.EXA.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T0400Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
359 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE 
BENCHES OF THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...

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 BENCHES OF THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE
VALLEYS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
THIS AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
BENCHES TONIGHT...PRIMARILY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE BENCHES OF THE WASATCH FRONT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

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.
ADDITIONALLY...THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME TREE LIMBS TO
SNAP.

$$

UTZ002-006-190400-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T0400Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
359 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

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

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND BENCHES OF
THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE BENCHES OF THE WASATCH FRONT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

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.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 190133
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
733 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

UTZ007>009-190615-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
733 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THURSDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH RANGE AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHERN UTAH.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH A STEADY
SNOW DEVELOPING LATE IN THE EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. 
ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THIS WARNING AREA RECEIVED 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EARLIER
TODAY.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AND END DURING THE MORNING
HOURS ON THURSDAY.

$$

UTZ002-003-006-190615-
/O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T1200Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
733 PM MDT WED APR 18 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BENCHES
AND THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT
THURSDAY.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 INCH OR LESS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL HAVE BRIEF HEAVY SNOW
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT. A STEADY SNOW ALONG THE WASATCH
FRONT BENCHES AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM ALONG I-80
TO BRIGHAM CITY.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES. THIS AREA RECEIVED 2 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW EARLIER TODAY.

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.

$$

TARDY

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 190607
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1207 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

UTZ007>009-191400-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1207 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THURSDAY.

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH RANGE AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
LATE EVENING AS THE COLDEST AND MOST UNSTABLE AIR ASSOCIATED WITH
AN UPPER LOW MOVED OVER NORTHERN UTAH. SNOW WILL BECOME FAIRLY
STEADY IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF
THURSDAY MORNING.

WINDS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE RIDGES AS OF LATE EVENING WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS THURSDAY BEFORE DROPPING OFF.

THIS SNOW AND WIND WILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE SUMMITS ON I-80 AND
ROUTE 40. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

$$

UTZ002-003-006-191200-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T1200Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
1207 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT
BENCHES AND THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. 

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY
...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES. ACCUMULATION ON THE WASATCH FRONT
VALLEY FLOORS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES. 

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BECOME FAIRLY WIDESPREAD IN THESE AREAS AS OF
MIDNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME OF THESE
SHOWERS WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE GREAT SALT LAKE AND WILL BE LOCALLY
HEAVY. 

THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT IS EXPECTED FROM
ABOUT I-80 IN SALT LAKE COUNTY NORTH TO AROUND BRIGHAM CITY. THE
BULK OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL BE OFF PAVEMENT SURFACES BUT SOME
SLUSHY ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW
SHOWERS. 

ROADWAYS IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS COULD BECOME LOCALLY
SNOW PACKED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND THIS COULD IMPACT
EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS THURSDAY.

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

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 191017
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
417 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

UTZ003-191130-
/O.CAN.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T1200Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
417 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE BENCHES OF THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.

SNOW HAS MOSTLY ENDED IN THIS AREA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT MID MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 


$$

UTZ007>009-191400-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
417 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH RANGE AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH MID MORNING
TODAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THESE MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH MID
MORNING THEN WILL TAPER OFF. 

STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH
MID MORNING THEN DIMINISH.

THIS SNOW AND WIND WILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE SUMMITS ON I-80
THROUGH PARLEYS CANYON AND ON ROUTE 89 IN LOGAN CANYON. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

UTZ002-006-191400-
/O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
417 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BENCHES AND THE
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.

ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY
MID MORNING TODAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. SOME
OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE GREAT SALT LAKE AND WILL
BE LOCALLY HEAVY.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATION ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT WILL BE OFF
PAVEMENT SURFACES BUT SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON
ROADWAYS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL BE MAINLY FROM
PARK CITY NORTHWARD. ROADWAYS IN THESE VALLEYS COULD BECOME
LOCALLY SNOW PACKED AND THIS COULD IMPACT EARLY MORNING COMMUTERS.

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

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 191350
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
750 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

UTZ008-009-191500-
/O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
750 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80 AND
THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

SNOW HAS MOSTLY ENDED IN THIS AREA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE MORNING BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.

$$

UTZ007-191600-
/O.EXT.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1600Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
750 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH RANGE AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHERN UTAH.

ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH LATE MORNING
TODAY.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THESE MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH LATE MORNING
THEN WILL TAPER OFF.

THIS SNOW AND WIND WILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE SUMMITS ON I- 80
THROUGH PARLEYS CANYON AND ON ROUTE 89 IN LOGAN CANYON. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

UTZ002-006-191600-
/O.EXT.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T1600Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
750 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BENCHES AND THE
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.

ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY
LATE MORNING TODAY.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. SOME
OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE GREAT SALT LAKE AND WILL
BE LOCALLY HEAVY.

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATION ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT WILL BE OFF
PAVEMENT SURFACES BUT SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON
ROADWAYS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL BE MAINLY FROM
PARK CITY NORTHWARD. ROADWAYS IN THESE VALLEYS COULD BECOME
LOCALLY SNOW PACKED.

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

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 191540
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
940 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

UTZ007-191645-
/O.EXP.KSLC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070419T1600Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
940 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

UTZ002-006-191645-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070419T1600Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
940 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE VALLEY AND BENCH LOCATIONS. ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND NOON. LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Apr 17, 2:32 PM MDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 2:32 PM MDT, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
232 PM MDT TUE APR 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS UTAH LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT IN SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL AFFECT THE
GREAT BASIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...VALLEY SNOW EVENT IN THE CARDS WITH INCOMING COLD
FRONT AND CONSOLIDATED UPPER LOW. COLD PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVING INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND IDAHO WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD
OF IT. RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND WEAK INSTABILITY HAS DEVELOPED
CUMULUS TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF UTAH MOUNTAINS WITH ONLY
ISOLATED CONVECTION IN THE EASTERN UINTAS FAVORING WESTERLY FLOW.
SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH WITH SOME CELLS ADVECTING FROM NORTHEAST NEVADA AND ACROSS
NORTHWEST UTAH. HAVE ADDED WEATHER DOWN TO ABOUT I-80 AND WASATCH
PLATEAU TO UINTAS THIS EVENING FOR ISOLATED CONVECTION MOVING
ACROSS THE STATE IN THE DESTABILIZATION ALOFT WITH MARGINAL
MOISTURE. HAVE ISSUED WIND ADVISORY FOR DEVELOPING SOUTHERLY
GRADIENT AND 50 KNOTS AT 700 MB MOVING INTO WESTERN UTAH LATER
THIS EVENING. SURFACE FRONT ON TRACK TO CROSS NORTHWEST UTAH JUST
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE GSL THROUGH 12Z
WEDNESDAY. FAST MOVING CELLS WILL CONTINUE AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS ACROSS THE FAR NORTH IN REGION OF GOOD UPWARD
MOTION. MID LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL BE JUST BEHIND THIS FRONT WITH
INCREASING PVA AND COLD AIR ADVECTION ALOFT WORKING TO ENHANCE THE
BOUNDARY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MAIN VORT MAX DIVES INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PUSHES
THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THAT REGION. ENOUGH LIFT ALONG THIS FRONT WILL
TRIGGER A NARROW BAND OF CONVECTION FROM SOUTHWEST UTAH IN THE
MORNING AND THEN REACHING THE EASTERN VALLEYS BY AFTERNOON. HAVE
INCLUDED WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN VALLEYS WHICH
WILL BE IN A WELL MIXED DRY AND PARTLY SUNNY PREFRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT. POST FRONTAL WEST WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT PARTS OF
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL UTAH INTO THE AFTERNOON SPREADING INTO
THE UINTAH BASIN. AN ABRUPT CHANGE ALONG THE MID LEVEL FRONTAL BAND
FROM RAIN TO SNOW IN NORTHERN UTAH DOWN TO THE VALLEY
FLOORS...THEN THE BANDS EXITS BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH PARTIAL
CLEARING. COLD POOL ALOFT PROGGED TO TAKE A DIRECT PATH ACROSS
NORTHERN UTAH SO AIR MASS WILL DESTABILIZE AGAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS
DEVELOPING...AND ANOTHER ORGANIZED AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS JUST AHEAD
OF THE COLD CORE. JUST WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN SNOW MIX DOWN TO
VALLEY FLOOR BEFORE 6 PM. NOT MUCH ACCUMULATION FOR THE VALLEYS ON
WEDNESDAY BUT POSSIBLE A BRIEF BURST FOR THE BENCHES AS -9C 700
MB AIR ARRIVES JUST BEHIND THE FRONTAL PRECIP BAND. UPSLOPE
SOUTHWEST FLOW HOWEVER WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL AS THE BAND HITS THE
WASATCH RANGE IN THIS COMMON COLD FRONTAL SCENARIO.

MAIN SNOW EVENT FORECAST TO UNFOLD WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH
THE COLD POOL CROSSING NORTHERN UTAH AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS
FORCED INTO THE WASATCH FRONT. 18Z NAM-WRF CONTINUES THE HIGHER
QPF TRENDS SINCE 00Z RUNS...CLOSE TO NMM-WRF...TARGETING FARMINGTON
PEAK AND NORTHERN WASATCH RANGE THROUGH 00Z...SHIFTING SOUTH INTO
COTTTONWOODS AND I-80 FOR WED EVENING. IN ADDITION LAKE ENHANCEMENT
EXPECTED AS -12C 700 MB AIR AND DEEP STEEP LAPSE RATES CROSS THE
50 TO 55F WATER. WESTERLY FLOW PROGGED BY NAM- WRF...NMM- WRF AND
GFS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT SHIFT TO NORTHWEST. THIS
TARGETS AREAS BETWEEN OGDEN AND SLC. WE MAY NEED HEADLINES FOR
THIS SNOWFALL AT LEAST FOR BENCHES AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. UPSLOPE
FLOW SHOULD KEEP HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE AND
WESTERN UINTAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. UPPER LOW EXITS WITH
DECREASING INSTABILITY DEPTH THURSDAY MORNING TO END SNOW SHOWERS.
FLOW BACKS AND WARM AIR ADVECTION DEVELOPS QUICKLY BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

NEXT SYSTEM DUE FOR FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY BUT FORECAST TREND
TAKES THE BRUNT OF THIS ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH TOWARD SOUTHERN
UTAH AGAIN. GOOD GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBER AGREEMENT OF THIS SPLIT FLOW.
THIS WOULD BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO NORTHERN UTAH WITH THE UPPER
TROUGH AXIS ON SATURDAY BUT A BREAK SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
HAVE ADJUSTED GRIDS FOR HIGHER CHANCES IN SOUTHERN UTAH PER LATEST
MODELS INCLUDING ECMWF AND LOWER IN THE FAR NORTHERN VALLEYS TO
BREAK OUT THE WEEKEND WEATHER. YET ANOTHER SYSTEM DIGGING INTO THE
GREAT BASIN RETURNS SOUTHWEST FLOW ON SUNDAY AND REDEVELOPS
SHOWERS LATER IN THE DAY. THIS SYSTEM FORECAST BY 12Z GFS...UKMET AND
ECMWF TO CLOSE OFF OVER FAR SOUTHERN UTAH BY EARLY MONDAY. THIS
SIMILAR TO THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN. HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED THIS IN THE
GRIDS.

&&

.AVIATION...THERE IS STILL A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT A NORTHWESTERLY
LAKE BREEZE COULD DEVELOP AT THE SLC TERMINAL THROUGH 00Z.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTING THE SLC TERMINAL THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. ANY SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP WILL BRING CEILINGS TO 6000FT
AGL OR LOWER.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM THURSDAY FOR
     UTZ007-UTZ008-UTZ009...WASATCH RANGE AND WESTERN UINTAS.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO NOON WEDNESDAY FOR UTZ003-
     UTZ005-UTZ014-UTZ015-UTZ016...INCLUDES SALT LAKE VALLEY AND
     WESTERN DESERTS.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR UTZ017
     CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH MOUNTAINS.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
     UTZ004...SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR UTZ011-
     UTZ012-UTZ013-UTZ019-UTZ020-UTZ021...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
     VALLEYS.

WY...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC...TARDY
AVIATION...CHENG

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 5:40 AM MDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
540 AM MDT TUE APR 17 2007

UTZ001>021-WYZ021-181000-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-CASTLE COUNTRY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-WESTERN UINTA BASIN-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
540 AM MDT TUE APR 17 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHWESTERN UTAH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THIS VIGOROUS PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NORTHERN UTAH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE DURING THE
DAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO THE NORTH AND MUCH
COLDER AIR TO THE ENTIRE AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LAST INTO
THURSDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS
WEDNESDAY WITH THE FRONT. SNOW COULD CONTINUE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BEFORE IT ENDS THURSDAY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
UTAH WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY AND LAST
INTO SATURDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
VALLEY RAIN. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE IN
ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM THIS NEXT STORM. CHECK LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FOR UPDATES ON THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 4:24 AM MDTWinter Storm WatchSLC11 hr
Apr 17, 2:55 PM MDTWind AdvisorySLC28 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.