Winter Storm, West Central Utah/Delta
- When
- February 19, 11:00 PM MST to February 20, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- West Central Utah/Delta forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
Winter Storm in Utah, February 19 to 20, 1997
Light snow and gusty winds occurred as a cold front swept through the state. 5-6" of snow fell in the Fillmore and Kanosh areas, otherwise amounts remained below warning criteria.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Light snow and gusty winds occurred as a cold front swept through the state. 5-6" of snow fell in the Fillmore and Kanosh areas, otherwise amounts remained below warning criteria. Northwest winds gusted generally from 35-45 mph. The strongest gust was measured in American Fork at 48 mph. Little damage was reported.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flood in Iowa, February 19, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Texas, February 19, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, February 19, 1997
- Flooding in Nebraska, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, February 19 to 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, February 19 to 20, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Texas, February 19 to 21, 1997
- Heat in New Jersey, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Maryland, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, February 19 to 22, 1997
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 19 to 20, 1997
More
Every storm in Utah in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, February 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: 5602230.