Utah, 1999

Winter Storm in Utah, April 1 to 2, 1999

April 1 to 2, 1999 · NWS SLC · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A major winter-like storm that actually began the evening of March 31st continued through the 2nd of April, bringing heavy snow to the Northern Mountains and Valleys of the state. The heaviest snow was along the Wasatch Front, and southeast of the Great Salt Lake, as the lake effect kicked in.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
35
Property damage
$170,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 major winter-like storm that actually began the evening of March 31st continued through the 2nd of April, bringing heavy snow to the Northern Mountains and Valleys of the state. The heaviest snow was along the Wasatch Front, and southeast of the Great Salt Lake, as the lake effect kicked in. Heavy snow made I-15 impassable between Fillmore and Cove Fort, causing drivers to check fill the nearby motels. Fillmore was forced to open a National Guard Armory to shelter the nearly 100 overflowing travellers. Numerous accidents were reported, mainly along the Wasatch Front, with many minor injuries. Snowfall amounts were generally 1-2 feet in the mountains, 6-14 inches along the benches, and 4-10 inches in the valleys.

Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, C W Box Elder/C W Xe Toole/X W Salt Lake/X Nw Utah

When
April 1, 12:00 AM MST to April 2, 12:00 PM MST
Where
C W Box Elder/C W Xe Toole/X W Salt Lake/X Nw Utah forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis

When
April 1, 12:00 AM MST to April 2, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, Nw Cache

When
April 1, 12:00 AM MST to April 2, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Nw Cache forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch

When
April 1, 12:00 AM MST to April 2, 12:00 PM MST
Where
P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch forecast zone
Injuries
10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

When
April 1, 12:00 AM MST to April 2, 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
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E

When
April 1, 12:00 AM MST to April 2, 12:00 PM MST
Where
W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
Injuries
20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

When
April 1, 12:00 AM MST to April 2, 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
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab

When
April 1, 12:00 AM MST to April 2, 12:00 PM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

More

Every storm in Utah in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, April 1999

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: 5686719, 5686720, 5686721, 5686722, 5686723, 5686724, 5686725, 5686726.