Heavy Snow in Utah, November 22, 1996

Name: Heavy Snow in Utah, November 22, 1996
Start: 1996-11-22T02:00
End: 1996-11-22T17:00
Location: Utah

November 22, 1996 · NWS SLC · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A fast moving cold front left local heavy snowfall in Utah's mountains. Amounts in the mountains ranged from 8-14 inches.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
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 fast moving cold front left local heavy snowfall in Utah's mountains. Amounts in the mountains ranged from 8-14 inches. The Brighton ski resort measured 14 inches in the north, while Brianhead had 11 inches in southwest Utah. Aside from some minor fender-benders, no significant damage was reported.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains South of I80

When: November 22, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where: Wasatch Mountains South of I80 forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000

Heavy Snow, Central and Southwest Mountains

When: November 22, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where: Central and Southwest Mountains forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains I80 North

When: November 22, 2:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM 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, November 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: 5582822, 5582823, 5582824.