Utah, 1997

Heavy Snow in Utah, November 19 to 20, 1997

November 19 to 20, 1997 · NWS SLC · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A fast moving storm system in a northwest flow aloft moved through northern Utah. Criteria snow fell in the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 fast moving storm system in a northwest flow aloft moved through northern Utah. Criteria snow fell in the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains. Some Storm snowfall totals included: Uintalands 12", Alta and Brighton 11", and Parleys Summit with 6".

Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains/Wendover/Snowville

When
November 19, 8:00 PM MST to November 20, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains/Wendover/Snowville forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Western Unita Mountains

When
November 19, 8:00 PM MST to November 20, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Western Unita Mountains forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs

When
November 19, 8:00 PM MST to November 20, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs forecast zone

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

When
November 19, 8:00 PM MST to November 20, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountain Valleys/Huntsville/Park City/Heber forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains I80 North

When
November 19, 8:00 PM MST to November 20, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains I80 North forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains South of I80

When
November 19, 8:00 PM MST to November 20, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains South of I80 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

More

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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: 5623430, 5623860, 5623861, 5623862, 5623863, 5623864.