Utah, 1997

Heavy Snow in Utah, December 21 to 22, 1997

December 21 to 22, 1997 · NWS SLC · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Another storm tracked through Arizona with criteria snow falling in several locations across Utah. Total snow amounts of 1-5" occurred in the mountains and some nearby valleys.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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.

Another storm tracked through Arizona with criteria snow falling in several locations across Utah. Total snow amounts of 1-5" occurred in the mountains and some nearby valleys. Storm snowfall amounts included: Duck Creek Village and Bryce Canyon 5", and Nephi, Lindon and Pleasant Grove with 3".

Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab

When
December 21, 11:00 AM MST to December 22, 5:00 AM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000

Heavy Snow, E Wasatch T X Ne/S Wc Duchesne/X Ne San Pete/Carbon T Sc/P X Ne X Nw Emery

When
December 21, 11:00 AM MST to December 22, 5:00 AM MST
Where
E Wasatch T X Ne/S Wc Duchesne/X Ne San Pete/Carbon T Sc/P X Ne X Nw Emery forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Kane T X Nw X E/Sc Garfield

When
December 21, 11:00 AM MST to December 22, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Kane T X Nw X E/Sc Garfield forecast zone

Heavy Snow, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete

When
December 21, 11:00 AM MST to December 22, 5:00 AM MST
Where
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete forecast zone

Heavy Snow, X Nw Kane/Xs Xe Iron/N W Washington/Nw Wc Garfield/Piute/W Wayne/Sevier T C/X E Millard/S Sanpete T Sc/X Se Juab/P X Nw Emery/X E Beaver

When
December 21, 11:00 AM MST to December 22, 5:00 AM MST
Where
X Nw Kane/Xs Xe Iron/N W Washington/Nw Wc Garfield/Piute/W Wayne/Sevier T C/X E Millard/S Sanpete T Sc/X Se Juab/P X Nw Emery/X E Beaver 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

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: 5623974, 5623975, 5623976, 5623977, 5623978.