Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber forecast zone
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
Heavy Snow in Utah, February 2 to 3, 1997
A weak winter storm moved through Utah. Heavy snow fell mainly in the northern mountains.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 weak winter storm moved through Utah. Heavy snow fell mainly in the northern mountains. Generally 2-6" accumulated in the valleys and 7-18" in the mountains. The Alta Ski Resort received the most snow with 18". Aside from several traffic accidents, no other serious damage was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains I80 North
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountains I80 North forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains South of I80
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountains South of I80 forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Western Unita Mountains
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Unita Mountains forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Eastern Uinta Mountains
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM MST to February 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Uinta Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.506, -109.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, February 2 to 21, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 2 to 4, 1997
- Dense Fog in Idaho, February 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Montana, February 2, 1997
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 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: 5602206, 5602207, 5602208, 5602209, 5602210, 5602211.