Alert archive / Utah / Snow Advisories in 2008

Snow Advisory 21, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

April 4, 2008

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this snow advisory at Apr 4, 2008, 2:36 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 5, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2008, 2:36 PM MDT (20:36 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2008, 3:58 AM MDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

000 
WWUS45 KSLC 042036
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
236 PM MDT FRI APR 4 2008

...SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN UTAH...

UTZ007>009-050600-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SN.Y.0021.080405T0600Z-080405T1800Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
236 PM MDT FRI APR 4 2008

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

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

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHERN UTAH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
LATE SATURDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR NORTHERN UTAH AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS SNOW
IS THEN EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
WASATCH MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTAS LATE TONIGHT.
THIS SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY BEFORE
TAPERING TO SHOWERS AROUND NOON.

A SNOW 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.UDOT.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 050416
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1016 PM MDT FRI APR 4 2008


UTZ007>009-051100-
/O.CON.KSLC.SN.Y.0021.080405T0600Z-080405T1800Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1016 PM MDT FRI APR 4 2008

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

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

THIS SNOW ADVISORY IS FOR THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHERN UTAH. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR NORTHERN LATE TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS THEN
EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WASATCH
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN UINTAS LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY....THEN TAPER OFF TO
SHOWERS AROUND NOON.

A SNOW 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.UDOT.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS45 KSLC 050958
WSWSLC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
358 AM MDT SAT APR 5 2008

UTZ007>009-051100-
/O.CAN.KSLC.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080405T1800Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
358 AM MDT SAT APR 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL RESULT IN LOCAL 2 TO 4 INCH
ACCUMULATIONS. MORE LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 

$$

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

Nearby

Snow Advisories in Utah, 2008Every snow advisory in 2008

Sources

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