Heavy Snow in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996

Name: Heavy Snow in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
Start: 1996-02-21T21:00
End: 1996-02-22T10:00
Location: Utah

February 21 to 22, 1996 · NWS SLC · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A cold front finally moved through the state giving criteria snowfall to the Northern Valleys. Amounts in the valleys ranged from 4-8".

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 cold front finally moved through the state giving criteria snowfall to the Northern Valleys. Amounts in the valleys ranged from 4-8". Just north of Salt Lake City, the town of Bountiful measured the most with 8". At the International Airport in Salt Lake City there was 5" of snow overnight. several multiple-vehichle accidents were reported during this storm.

Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Cache Valley/Utah Portion

When: February 21, 9:00 PM MST to February 22, 10:00 AM MST
Where: Cache Valley/Utah Portion forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful

When: February 21, 9:00 PM MST to February 22, 10:00 AM MST
Where: Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Salt Lake and Toole Valleys

When: February 21, 9:00 PM MST to February 22, 10:00 AM MST
Where: Salt Lake and Toole Valleys forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber

When: February 21, 9:00 PM MST to February 22, 10:00 AM MST
Where: Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains I80 North

When: February 21, 9:00 PM MST to February 22, 10:00 AM MST
Where: Wasatch Mountains I80 North 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

Every storm in Utah in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Utah, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5535986, 5535987, 5535988, 5535989, 5535990.