Utah, 1999

Winter Storm in Utah, April 7 to 8, 1999

April 7 to 8, 1999 · NWS SLC · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A very wet Pacific Storm brought heavy snow to the Wasatch Front. Snowfall in the mountains ranged from 8-15 inches, with 4-10 inches along the benches and 2-6 inches in the valleys.

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 very wet Pacific Storm brought heavy snow to the Wasatch Front. Snowfall in the mountains ranged from 8-15 inches, with 4-10 inches along the benches and 2-6 inches in the valleys. The snow was very wet, with water content from early rain and the snow well over an inch at Farmington Canyon (1.50), Ben Lomond (1.50), Sundance (1.42), Orem (1.30), Alpine (1.26) and Centerville(1.07).

Event by event

6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

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

When
April 7, 3:00 PM MST to April 8, 11:00 AM MST
Where
Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

When
April 7, 3:00 PM MST to April 8, 11:00 AM MST
Where
P Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch forecast zone
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 7, 3:00 PM MST to April 8, 11:00 AM 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 7, 3:00 PM MST to April 8, 11:00 AM MST
Where
W Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E forecast zone
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 7, 3:00 PM MST to April 8, 11:00 AM 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 7, 3:00 PM MST to April 8, 11:00 AM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
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

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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: 5686735, 5686736, 5686737, 5686738, 5686739, 5686740.