Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains I80 North
- When
- December 25, 5:00 PM MST to December 27, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountains I80 North forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Utah, December 25 to 27, 1996
A couple of upper-level disturbances moved over Utah. Snow levels were fairly high so only the mountains received warning criteria snowfall.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.
A couple of upper-level disturbances moved over Utah. Snow levels were fairly high so only the mountains received warning criteria snowfall. Generally 16-26" inches fell in the northern mountains. THe Park City ski resort reported the most at 26 inches. The Brianhead ski resort in southwest Utah received 9 inches. No damage was reported with this system.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains South of I80
- When
- December 25, 5:00 PM MST to December 27, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountains South of I80 forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Central and Southwest Mountains
- When
- December 25, 5:00 PM MST to December 27, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central and Southwest Mountains forecast zone
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in South Carolina, December 25, 1996
- Avalanche in Washington, December 25, 1996
- Cold in North Dakota, December 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 25 to 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 25 to 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 25 to 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, December 25 to 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 25 to 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 25 to 26, 1996
- Cold in Kansas, December 25 to 26, 1996
- Debris Flows in Oregon, December 25 to 31, 1996
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 25 to 26, 1996
More
Every storm in Utah in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582972, 5582973, 5582974.