Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber
- When
- January 25, 8:00 AM MST to January 27, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber forecast zone
Winter Storm in Utah, January 25 to 27, 1997
A strong winter storm hit Utah during this time. Winds of 50-70 mph were common in the mountains.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 20
- Property damage
- $300,000
- 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.
A strong winter storm hit Utah during this time. Winds of 50-70 mph were common in the mountains. Hidden peak at the Snowbird ski resort measured a wind gust of 100 mph. Heavy snowfall generally left the mountains with 1-2 feet. 2-5 inches were common in the northern valleys. The Sundance ski resort measured the most snowfall from this storm with 42 inches. Several avalanches occurred during this storm. One in Provo canyon claimed the life of a 27 year old male ice climber. Two vacation houses were damaged in other avalanches. Numerous traffic accidents occurred with at least 20 know injuries.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountains I80 North
- When
- January 25, 8:00 AM MST to January 27, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountains I80 North forecast zone
Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountains South of I80
- When
- January 25, 8:00 AM MST to January 27, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountains South of I80 forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 20 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $300,000
Winter Storm, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs
- When
- January 25, 8:00 AM MST to January 27, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs forecast zone
Winter Storm, Castle Country/Price/Castle/Dale/Emery
- When
- January 25, 8:00 AM MST to January 27, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Castle Country/Price/Castle/Dale/Emery forecast zone
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountains South of I80 | 1997-01-25 | 27 | Male | Other | Direct |
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
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, January 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, January 25 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 25, 1997
- Flooding in Nevada, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, January 25, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, January 25, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, January 25, 1997
More
Every storm in Utah in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5599771, 5599772, 5599773, 5599774, 5599881.