Winter Storm, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs
- When
- March 22, 6:00 PM MST to March 24, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs forecast zone
Winter Storm in Utah, March 22 to 24, 1996
Another winter storm swept across bringing snow to the mountains, but rain mixed with snow to the valleys. From 11-34 inches of snow fell in the northern mountains, with the Alta Ski Resort receiving the most once again.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Another winter storm swept across bringing snow to the mountains, but rain mixed with snow to the valleys. From 11-34 inches of snow fell in the northern mountains, with the Alta Ski Resort receiving the most once again. In the southern mountains, 10-15" fell. The Brian Head Ski Resort topped the list with the 15" amount.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Western Unita Basin
- When
- March 22, 6:00 PM MST to March 24, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Unita Basin forecast zone
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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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: 5536194, 5536195.