Alert archive / Utah / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this winter storm warning at Mar 21, 2011, 5:17 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 29 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
- Mar 21, 2011, 5:17 AM MDT (11:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 2:41 PM MDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
119 WWUS45 KSLC 211117 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 517 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY AND TOMORROW... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH UTAH TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING... THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE HIGH TERRAIN IN UTAH THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL END OVER THE SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT...BUT CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY. UTZ007-008-211800- /O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.110321T1600Z-110323T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0005.110321T1600Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON 517 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW INTENSITIES WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL END ACROSS MOST AREAS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGELINES WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 65 MPH...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND THE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ009-010-211800- /O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.110321T1600Z-110323T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.110321T1600Z-110323T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD 517 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW INTENSITIES WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL END ACROSS MOST AREAS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGELINES WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 60 MPH...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ006-211800- /O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0007.110321T1600Z-110323T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.110321T1600Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY 517 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ517-518-211800- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.110321T1200Z-110322T0300Z/ CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE... LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON 517 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED....WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR SOUTHERN UTAH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE HIGH ELEVATION ROADWAYS HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. SOME HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME ALMOST IMPASSABLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
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809 WWUS45 KSLC 211738 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1138 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY AND TOMORROW... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH UTAH TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING... AND WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE HIGH TERRAIN IN UTAH THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL END OVER THE SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT...BUT CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH THROUGH TUESDAY. UTZ007-008-220500- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON 1138 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE... HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW INTENSITIES WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL END ACROSS MOST AREAS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGELINES WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 65 MPH...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND THE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ517-518-220300- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE... LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON 1138 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED....WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE HIGH ELEVATION ROADWAYS HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. SOME HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME ALMOST IMPASSABLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ009-010-220500- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD 1138 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE... HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW INTENSITIES WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL END ACROSS MOST AREAS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGELINES WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 60 MPH...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ006-220500- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY 1138 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE... HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
788 WWUS45 KSLC 220243 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 843 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 UTZ517-518-220345- /O.CAN.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE... LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON 843 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THIS AREA. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND COULD RESULT IN AN INCH OR SO OF LOCAL ACCUMULATION...BUT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED. $$ UTZ007-008-221300- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON 843 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND STEADY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES INTO MIDDAY. SNOW WILL END ACROSS MOST AREAS BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGELINES WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 65 MPH...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ009-010-221300- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD 843 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES INTO MIDDAY. SNOW WILL END ACROSS MOST AREAS BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGELINES WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 60 MPH...WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION ROUTES LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ006-221300- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY 843 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND STEADIER BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF AGAIN AFTER MID MORNING TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
656 WWUS45 KSLC 221030 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 430 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 UTZ007-008-221830- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON 430 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. THE SNOW WILL END ACROSS MOST AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS MORNING DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ009-010-221830- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD 430 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF ACROSS MOST AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ006-221830- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY 430 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF ACROSS MOST AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
500 WWUS45 KSLC 221547 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 947 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 UTZ007-008-230000- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON 947 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATION ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ009-010-230000- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD 947 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF ACROSS MOST AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATION ROUTES. 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. && $$ UTZ006-230000- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY 947 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS IN THE OGDEN VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE TAPERING BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
167 WWUS45 KSLC 222041 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 241 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 UTZ007-008-222145- /O.CAN.KSLC.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON 241 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ UTZ006-009-010-222145- /O.CAN.KSLC.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY... MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD 241 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACROSS THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...WESTERN UINTAS...WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ 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 Mar 20, 9:42 PM MDT, 7 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 9:42 PM MDT, 7 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
942 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS...A POTENT STORM SYSTEM ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE
INLAND TONIGHT...THEN EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL FOLLOW FOR
WEDNESDAY. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR LATE IN THE WEEK
THROUGH WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...THE LARGE COLD TROF CONTINUES TO SPIN JUST OFF THE
WEST COAST AND IS SHIFTING SLOWLY EAST THIS EVE. A WARM FRONT
LIFTING ACROSS NRN UT LATE THIS AFTN GENERATED PRECIP ACROSS THE
NRN MTNS AND FAR NORTHERN VALLEYS. THIS HAS BEEN WINDING DOWN THE
LAST HOUR OR SO AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS INTO ID ALTHO LOCAL
OROGRAPHICS COULD KEEP LIGHT SNOW GOING IN PORTIONS OF THE NRN
MTNS OVERNIGHT.
THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WRN VALLEYS HAVE BEEN DECOUPLING AND
CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. UNFORTUNATELY...THE WINDS BUMPED UP
AGAIN IN THE LAST HOUR AT CEDAR CITY AND BRYCE CANYON. SUSPECT
THIS IS JUST TEMPORARY AND LOCAL INDUCED BY PASSING HIGH BASED
SHOWERS AND DRYING AT LOW LEVELS ALLOWING SOME DOWNWARD MONMENTUM
TRANSFER. WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS COULD BECOME AN ISSUE AGAIN MON
AFTN ACROSS THE SERN ZONES.
IT APPEARS THE BEST THREAT OF PRECIP WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COLD FRONT AND WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER TONIGHT ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST AND MON MORNING ACROSS THE NORTH...SO WILL LEAVE
EXISTING WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS UNCHANGED. 00Z MODELS CONTINUE
TO INDICATE THIS WILL STILL BE A FAIRLY POTENT SYSTEM ONCE IT
ARRIVES WITH AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DEEP MOIST UNSTABLE WESTERLY
FLOW MON NIGHT UNDER THE COLD POOL ALOFT. SO IDEA OF LARGE SNOW
TOTALS FOR THE NRN MTNS WILL PROBABLY WORK OUT. WILL HAVE TO BE
ALERT FOR A SIMILAR THREAT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SRN MTNS AND THE
POTENTIAL NEED TO UPGRADE THE WINTER WX ADVISORY THERE.
ANY LINGERING MTN PRECIP SHOULD WIND DOWN BY LATE TUE AS SHORT
WAVE RIDGING FINALLY RETURNS BUT THE NEXT SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO
BEGIN TO SPREAD PRECIP BACK INTO THE AREA BY LATE WED.
UPDATED FORECASTS EARLIER TO BOOST POPS ACROSS THE NORTH THRU THE
EVE AND AGAIN MORE RECENTLY TO REMOVE THE WIND HEADLINE AND BOOST
POPS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT. NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES
PLANNED AT THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION...SURFACE WINDS AT THE SLC TERMINAL HAVE DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY AS OF 03Z...BUT OCCASIONAL GUSTINESS WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PERIODS OF CEILINGS BELOW
7000FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 06Z AS SHOWERS PERSIST ACROSS THE
AREA...AND THEN SHOULD RISE ABOVE THAT LEVEL THROUGH AT LEAST 12Z.
RAIN WILL FILL IN ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 15Z SUNDAY...WITH A 30
PERCENT CHANCE OF MVFR CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR UTZ006>010.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
UTZ517-518.
WY...NONE.
&&
WILENSKY/SCHOENING
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/GENERAL/AFD_FAQS.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 5:58 PM MDT, 11 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 558 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-211200- CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT- SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL- SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH- UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 558 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS THEN DIMINISH. VALLEY RAIN WITH RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN OUTLOOK AREA WILL TAPER OFF LATE IN THE EVENING...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA MONDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND THEN SPREAD INTO THE EAST BY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN MOST MOUNTAIN AREAS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY THE AFTERNOON AND FALL TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY EARLY EVENING. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER... UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS CROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:49 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | SLC | 13 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Utah, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.