Utah, 1999

Winter Storm in Utah, January 26 to 27, 1999

January 26 to 27, 1999 · NWS SLC · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Another winter storm brought heavy snow to the northern portions of the state. The snow brought hazardous driving conditions during rush hour on the 27th, with numerous slide-offs and fender-benders reported.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
4
Property damage
$50,000
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.

Another winter storm brought heavy snow to the northern portions of the state. The snow brought hazardous driving conditions during rush hour on the 27th, with numerous slide-offs and fender-benders reported. Only minor injuries were reported, however. Up to 50 cars slid off the road near a corner in Pleasant Grove, but surprisingly, none of the cars hit each other and nobody was hurt. The mountains received 1-2 feet with this storm, with the lower elevations getting 6-12 inches in most areas. Sundance had 24 inches, Elk Meadows 20 inches, and Brian Head reported 18 inches. In the valleys and benches, Highland had 13 inches, Alpine 12 inches, with 10 inches reported in East Layton, North Orem, Pleasant Grove and South Ogden.

Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

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

When
January 26, 12:00 PM MST to January 27, 6:00 PM MST
Where
Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis forecast zone
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, Nw Cache

When
January 26, 12:00 PM MST to January 27, 6:00 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
January 26, 12:00 PM MST to January 27, 6:00 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
January 26, 12:00 PM MST to January 27, 6:00 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
January 26, 12:00 PM MST to January 27, 6:00 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
January 26, 12:00 PM MST to January 27, 6:00 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
January 26, 12:00 PM MST to January 27, 6:00 PM MST
Where
W Utah T X Nw/P X E Juab forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

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

When
January 26, 12:00 PM MST to January 27, 6:00 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
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, January 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: 5680265, 5680266, 5680267, 5680268, 5680269, 5680270, 5680271, 5680272.