Heavy Snow in Utah, January 22 to 23, 1997

Name: Heavy Snow in Utah, January 22 to 23, 1997
Start: 1997-01-22T21:00
End: 1997-01-23T21:00
Location: Utah

January 22 to 23, 1997 · NWS SLC · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A fast-moving storm system left northern Utah and the southern mountains with warning criteria snowfall. The Snowbasin ski resort received the most snow with 22 inches.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 10
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 fast-moving storm system left northern Utah and the southern mountains with warning criteria snowfall. The Snowbasin ski resort received the most snow with 22 inches. A record for the highest daily snowfall occurred in Logan with 14 inches. 6-10 inches fell in Utah's southern mountains. Avalanches again were a problem in the northern mountains. Several vacation cabins were hit with the occupants being injured. Fortunately there were no deaths. Numerous traffic accidents and road closures were the other main problems.

Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Cache Valley/Utah Portion

When: January 22, 9:00 PM MST to January 23, 9:00 PM MST
Where: Cache Valley/Utah Portion forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful

When: January 22, 9:00 PM MST to January 23, 9:00 PM MST
Where: Northern Wasatch Front/Brigham City/Ogden Bountiful forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Salt Lake and Toole Valleys

When: January 22, 9:00 PM MST to January 23, 9:00 PM MST
Where: Salt Lake and Toole Valleys forecast zone

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

When: January 22, 9:00 PM MST to January 23, 9:00 PM MST
Where: Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains I80 North

When: January 22, 9:00 PM MST to January 23, 9:00 PM MST
Where: Wasatch Mountains I80 North forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains South of I80

When: January 22, 9:00 PM MST to January 23, 9:00 PM MST
Where: Wasatch Mountains South of I80 forecast zone
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500

Heavy Snow, Central and Southwest Mountains

When: January 22, 9:00 PM MST to January 23, 9:00 PM 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

Every storm in Utah in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Utah, January 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: 5599764, 5599765, 5599766, 5599767, 5599768, 5599769, 5599770.