Utah, 1999

Winter Storm in Utah, April 8 to 10, 1999

April 8 to 10, 1999 · NWS SLC · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Another vigorous storm brought great powder to all of Utah's mountains, with heavy snow also in the northern valleys. Gusty winds also blew ahead of the front.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
19
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

Another vigorous storm brought great powder to all of Utah's mountains, with heavy snow also in the northern valleys. Gusty winds also blew ahead of the front. The storm was even cold enough to bring the first April snowfall in 72 years to St. George, where a light dusting of about half an inch was reported. The storm caused a school bus accident near Cedar City the morning of the 9th, with 19 students treated for minor injuries at a local hospital. Some of the stronger wind gusts ahead of the storm were 69 mph (60 kts) at Snowbasin and Sundance, 67 mph (58 kts) in St. George, 62 mph (54 kts) at Vernon Hill, and 58 mph (50 kts) in Wendover. The storm dumped 1-2 feet of fresh powder on the ski resorts, with Snowbird getting 26 inches, Alta and Brian Head 25 inches, and The Canyons 16 inches. The benches along the Wasatch Front picked up 6-12 inches, with 4-8 inches common in the northern valleys. Lighter amounts fell over the south half of the state.

Event by event

11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier

When
April 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 PM MST
Where
C Sc Sanpete/C Sevier forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

When
April 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 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 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 PM MST
Where
Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, Nw Cache

When
April 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 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 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 PM 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 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 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, Sc Washington

When
April 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 PM MST
Where
Sc Washington forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

When
April 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 PM 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 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 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 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 PM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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
April 8, 9:00 PM MST to April 10, 9:00 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
Injuries
19 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$10,000
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

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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: 5686819, 5686820, 5686821, 5686822, 5686823, 5686824, 5686825, 5686826, 5686827, 5686828, 5686829.