Utah, 1997

Heavy Snow in Utah, February 5 to 6, 1997

February 5 to 6, 1997 · NWS SLC · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

An upper-level disturbance moved through Utah. Criteria snowfall occurred in several locations.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
10
Property damage
$200,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

An upper-level disturbance moved through Utah. Criteria snowfall occurred in several locations. The Solitude ski resort measured the most snow in the mountains with 10". For the valleys, both Tooele and Sandy received 6". Due to the heavy snow falling during rush-hour, numerous traffic accidents occurred.

Event by event

9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Salt Lake and Toole Valleys

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Salt Lake and Toole Valleys forecast zone
Injuries
10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$200,000

Heavy Snow, Southern Wasatch Front/Lehi/Provo/Nephi

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Southern Wasatch Front/Lehi/Provo/Nephi forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains I80 North

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains I80 North forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains South of I80

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains South of I80 forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs forecast zone

Heavy Snow, West Central Utah/Delta

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
West Central Utah/Delta forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Southwest Utah/Cedar City/Milford

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Southwest Utah/Cedar City/Milford forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Central and Southwest Mountains

When
February 5, 6:00 AM MST to February 6, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Central and Southwest Mountains 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

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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: 5602212, 5602213, 5602214, 5602215, 5602216, 5602217, 5602218, 5602219, 5602220.