Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Watches in 2016
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this winter storm watch at Jan 31, 2016, 2:25 AM MST for Uinta County, Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 1, 2016, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2016, 2:25 AM MST (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2016, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2016, 4:09 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
County Uinta County, WY
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 127 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
613 WWUS45 KSLC 310925 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 UTZ016-311900- /O.CAN.KSLC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160131T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KSLC.WS.W.0002.160131T0925Z-160202T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ518-311900- /O.CAN.KSLC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160131T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KSLC.WS.W.0002.160131T0925Z-160202T0600Z/ SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ014-015-311900- /O.EXP.KSLC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160131T0900Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.160131T1800Z-160202T0600Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS AND WEST CENTRAL UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH TOTALS GREATER THAN A FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ517-311900- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ012-013-020-021-311900- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.160131T1800Z-160202T0600Z/ CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY... GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...CASTLE COUNTRY...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...5 TO 12 INCHES FOR CASTLE COUNTRY AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND 3 TO 7 INCHES LAKE POWELL. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 4500 FEET ACROSS THE LAKE POWELL AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ010-311900- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.160131T1800Z-160202T0600Z/ WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SCOFIELD 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL ROUTES IN THE AREA BY THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ019-311900- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.160131T1800Z-160202T0600Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...MAINLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS ABOVE 3500 FEET 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 3500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 4500 FEET FALLING TO 2500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL ROUTES IN THE AREA TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ WYZ021-311900- /O.NEW.KSLC.WS.A.0002.160201T1500Z-160202T1100Z/ SOUTHWEST WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EVANSTON 225 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST WYOMING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR...WITH TOTALS POTENTIALLY GREATER THAN A FOOT ON THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...DEVELOPING MONDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
2 follow-up statements
106 WWUS45 KSLC 311640 AAA WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 UTZ517-010045- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING... CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ016-010045- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING... CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ518-010045- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING... CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ014-015-010045- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.160131T1800Z-160202T0600Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS AND WEST CENTRAL UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH TOTALS GREATER THAN A FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING... CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ012-013-020-021-010045- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.160131T1800Z-160202T0600Z/ CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY... GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...CASTLE COUNTRY...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...5 TO 12 INCHES FOR CASTLE COUNTRY AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND 3 TO 7 INCHES LAKE POWELL. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 5000 TODAY ACROSS KANE COUNTY AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA TODAY BUT LOWERING TO NEAR 4200 FEET TOMORROW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH BY THIS EVENING... CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ010-010045- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.160131T1800Z-160202T0600Z/ WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SCOFIELD 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL ROUTES IN THE AREA BY THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ019-010045- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.160131T1800Z-160202T0600Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...MAINLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS ABOVE 3500 FEET 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 3500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ABOVE 4500 FT AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 4500 FEET FALLING TO 2500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL ROUTES IN THE AREA TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ WYZ021-010045- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.A.0002.160201T1500Z-160202T1100Z/ SOUTHWEST WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EVANSTON 940 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST WYOMING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR... WITH TOTALS POTENTIALLY GREATER THAN A FOOT ON THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...DEVELOPING MONDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING MONDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
272 WWUS45 KSLC 312309 WSWSLC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 UTZ518-010715- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ517-010715- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ014>016-010715- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANTI...RICHFIELD...DELTA...FILLMORE... BEAVER...CEDAR CITY...MILFORD 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST UTAH ALONG WITH THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH AND ALONG THE I-15 CORRIDOR THROUGH WEST CENTRAL UTAH...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL UTAH AS WELL AS THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ012-013-020-021-010715- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY... GREEN RIVER...HANKSVILLE...KANAB...ESCALANTE...BULLFROG 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...CASTLE COUNTRY...THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...5 TO 12 INCHES FOR CASTLE COUNTRY AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND 3 TO 7 INCHES LAKE POWELL. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 5000 THIS EVENING ACROSS KANE COUNTY AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA TODAY BUT LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED ALONG ALL ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH MONDAY. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ WYZ021-010715- /O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0002.160201T1500Z-160202T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.160201T0600Z-160202T1100Z/ SOUTHWEST WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EVANSTON 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST 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 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST WYOMING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR... WITH TOTALS POTENTIALLY UP TO A FOOT ON THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS UINTA COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ003-004-006-010715- /O.EXB.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160201T2300Z/ SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALT LAKE CITY...TOOELE...LEHI... PROVO...NEPHI...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...TOOELE VALLEY...AND WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS SOUTH OF I-80. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW ACCUMULATION THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF PROVO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO UTAH COUNTY THIS EVENING...THEN INTO THE SOUTHERN SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...AND THE HEBER VALLEY OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...IN PARTICULAR ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH COUNTY INCLUDING LEHI AND ALPINE. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY...AND WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. LOCALLY ENHANCED WINDS RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN UTAH COUNTY MONDAY IMPACTING I-15 AND SR-92. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ008-009-010715- /O.EXA.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTA...BRIGHTON...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80 ALONG WITH THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF THE UINTAS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL ROUTES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ010-010715- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SCOFIELD 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL ROUTES IN THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 6 OVER SOLDIER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION...VISIT HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ UTZ019-010715- /O.CON.KSLC.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST GEORGE 409 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK...MAINLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS ABOVE 3500 FEET 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH AN INCH OR LESS IN ST GEORGE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 4500 FEET FALLING TO 2500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL 511. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 30, 9:53 PM MST, 4 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 9:53 PM MST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
953 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER SOUTHERN UTAH TONIGHT.
THIS WILL SERVE AS THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS
A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH
THIS BOUNDARY. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW ACROSS THE REGION
FOR THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH BROUGHT SNOW TO MUCH
OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UT THROUGHOUT THE DAY HAS PUSHED SOUTHWARD
THROUGH SOUTHERN UT THIS EVENING. THE TRAILING LOW LEVEL
BAROCLINIC ZONE REMAINS SITUATED ACROSS SOUTHERN UT AND IS SERVING
AS A FOCUS FOR A BROKEN BAND OF SNOW ACROSS THIS AREA. GIVEN THE
ABUNDANCE OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND LACK OF LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE
SUSPECT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UT...AND HAVE INCREASED THE POPS
ACROSS THIS AREA. GOING WINTER WX ADVISORY INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS FOR THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST UT ALONG THE I-15 CORRIDOR
SEEMS TO COVER THIS WELL.
FURTHER NORTH CLOUD COVER HAS BEEN ON THE DOWNWARD TREND ACROSS
NORTHERN UT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PATCHY STRATUS. THIS MAY RESULT
IN AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...PARTICULARLY IN LOCATIONS
SUCH AS THE CACHE...BUT POTENTIALLY NEAR THE GSL AS WELL. WILL
UPDATE TO INCLUDE A MENTION OF FOG DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
AN UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE OFF THE PACIFIC COAST WILL MOVE INLAND
SUNDAY THEN EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY. THIS WAVE WILL
INDUCE CYCLOGENESIS ALONG THE LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS
SOUTHERN NV DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...WITH THE LOW TRACKING EAST
ROUGHLY ALONG THE UT/AZ SUNDAY NIGHT. SETUP STILL LOOKS FAVORABLE
FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UT ALONG
THE LOW-MID LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN
WITHIN REGION OF WRAP AROUND SNOWFALL INTO THE DAY MONDAY. GOING
WINTER WX HEADLINES LOOK IN GOOD SHAPE FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
UT. THE LATEST GFS DOES PIVOT SNOWFALL NORTHWARD INTO MUCH OF THE
WASATCH FRONT DURING THE DAY MONDAY...AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES
WOULD NEED TO EXPAND SNOWFALL FURTHER NORTH ACCORDINGLY.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AT KSLC. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT
FOR TEMPORARY LIFR VISIBILITIES WITHIN PATCHY FOG DURING THE
06-15Z TIMEFRAME...PARTICULARLY IF WINDS DIMINISH OR BECOME LIGHT
NORTHERLY.
&&
.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM MST MONDAY FOR
UTZ012>016-020-021-518.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY FOR UTZ517.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR UTZ016-518.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM MST MONDAY
FOR UTZ010-019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY FOR UTZ014-015.
WY...NONE.
&&
SEAMAN
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, Jan 30, 4:23 PM MST, 10 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 423 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-311400- 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- 423 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ESPECIALLY ACROSS MOUNTAIN ROUTES THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A SECOND STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY. TRAVEL ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. .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) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL ROAD TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.