Utah, 1997

Winter Storm and High Wind in Utah, November 26 to 27, 1997

November 26 to 27, 1997 · NWS SLC · 17 events in 12 counties and zones

A strong cold front moved through Utah. Strong south-southwest winds developed out ahead of this front on the 26th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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 cold front moved through Utah. Strong south-southwest winds developed out ahead of this front on the 26th. Some peak wind gusts were: Mt. Ogden 82 mph (71 kts), St. George airport 75 mph (65 kts) and Cedar City 47 mph (41 kts). Several power outages occurred in southwest Utah and a large plate-glass window was blown out at a shop in St. George. Heavy snow occurred in Utah's mountains and the Uinta Basin where overrunning occurred. Some storm snowfall totals included: Brian Head 19", Alta and Sundance 11", Mountain Home 10", Monticello 6", and Manti and Vernal with 2".

The radar

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Event by event

16 winter storm, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Rich/Cache T Nw/P E C Weber/Most of Morgan/Nw Summit/Ne Salt Lake/X Ne Box Elder

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Rich/Cache T Nw/P E C Weber/Most of Morgan/Nw Summit/Ne Salt Lake/X Ne Box Elder forecast zone
Property damage
$20,000

Winter Storm, C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne forecast zone

Winter Storm, C Ec Xse Duchesne

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C Ec Xse Duchesne forecast zone

Winter Storm, C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier forecast zone

Winter Storm, C Uintah

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C Uintah forecast zone
Coordinates
40.125, -109.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Daggett/N Uintah

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Daggett/N Uintah forecast zone
Coordinates
40.506, -109.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, E Wasatch T X Ne/S Wc Duchesne/X Ne San Pete/Carbon T Sc/P X Ne X Nw Emery

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
E Wasatch T X Ne/S Wc Duchesne/X Ne San Pete/Carbon T Sc/P X Ne X Nw Emery forecast zone

Winter Storm, S Uintah/N Grand

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
S Uintah/N Grand forecast zone
Coordinates
39.554, -109.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, X Nw Kane/Xs Xe Iron/N W Washington/Nw Wc Garfield/Piute/W Wayne/Sevier T C/X E Millard/S Sanpete T Sc/X Se Juab/P X Nw Emery/X E Beaver

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
X Nw Kane/Xs Xe Iron/N W Washington/Nw Wc Garfield/Piute/W Wayne/Sevier T C/X E Millard/S Sanpete T Sc/X Se Juab/P X Nw Emery/X E Beaver forecast zone

Winter Storm, C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne forecast zone

Winter Storm, C Ec Xse Duchesne

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C Ec Xse Duchesne forecast zone

Winter Storm, C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier forecast zone

Winter Storm, C Uintah

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C Uintah forecast zone
Coordinates
40.125, -109.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Daggett/N Uintah

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Daggett/N Uintah forecast zone
Coordinates
40.506, -109.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ne Garfield/X Sc X Se Wayne/C N San Juan

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Ne Garfield/X Sc X Se Wayne/C N San Juan forecast zone

Winter Storm, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete

When
November 26, 3:00 AM MST to November 27, 12:00 PM MST
Where
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete forecast zone

High Wind, Sc Washington

When
November 26, 4:00 PM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Sc Washington forecast zone
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage
$10,000

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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: 5623933, 5623934, 5623935, 5623936, 5623937, 5623938, 5623939, 5623940, 5623941, 5623942, 5623943, 5623944, 5623945, 5623946, 5623947, 5623948, 5623949.