Utah, 1997

Winter Storm in Utah, April 23 to 24, 1997

April 23 to 24, 1997 · NWS SLC · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

A strong cold front tore through the state during this time. High winds occurred along this front causing some minor damage.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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 strong cold front tore through the state during this time. High winds occurred along this front causing some minor damage. Some peak wind gusts were: 66 mph (57 kts) in St. George, 60 mph (52 kts) in Dugway and 58 mph (50 kts) in Stansbury Park. Heavy snow fell in some locations as well. The Cottonwood Canyon ski resorts received about 20" of snow. In the valleys, Kanosh had the most with 8". A small plane was rolled by high winds into a nearby fence at the St. George airport.

Event by event

13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Cache Valley/Utah Portion

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Cache Valley/Utah Portion forecast zone

Winter Storm, Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful forecast zone

Winter Storm, Salt Lake and Toole Valleys

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Salt Lake and Toole Valleys forecast zone
Measured
50

Winter Storm, Southern Wasatch Front/Lehi/Provo/Nephi

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Southern Wasatch Front/Lehi/Provo/Nephi forecast zone

Winter Storm, Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains/Wendover/Snowville

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains/Wendover/Snowville forecast zone
Measured
52

Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber forecast zone

Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountains I80 North

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains I80 North forecast zone

Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountains South of I80

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains South of I80 forecast zone

Winter Storm, Western Unita Mountains

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Western Unita Mountains forecast zone

Winter Storm, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs forecast zone

Winter Storm, Western Unita Basin

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Western Unita Basin forecast zone

Winter Storm, West Central Utah/Delta

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
West Central Utah/Delta forecast zone

Winter Storm, Utah'S Dixie and Zion National Park

When
April 23, 11:00 AM MST to April 24, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Utah'S Dixie and Zion National Park forecast zone
Measured
57
Property damage
$40,000

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

Every storm in Utah in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, April 1997

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: 5602789, 5602790, 5602791, 5602792, 5602793, 5602794, 5602795, 5602796, 5602797, 5602798, 5602799, 5602800, 5602801.