A wintery blast dropped heavy snow and produced blizzard-like conditions in the mountains. The storm also brought thunder and lightning with the cold front, with heavy snow making driving hazardous.
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.
The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.
A wintery blast dropped heavy snow and produced blizzard-like conditions in the mountains. The storm also brought thunder and lightning with the cold front, with heavy snow making driving hazardous. On Highway 89 in South Willard, the snowy roads caused a head-on collision that killed a 31-year-old man. The driver of the other car was seriously injured. Snowfall in the Northern Mountains ranged from 12-18 inches, with 4-10 inches in some of the higher mountain valleys. Very strong winds accompanied the snow, with Mt. Baldy at Alta recording a gust to 114 mph (99 kts). Other gusts included 84 mph (73 kts) at Hidden Peak at Snowbird, 71 mph (62 kts) at Deer Creek Dam, and 61 mph (53 kts) at the Provo Airport.
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Ne Box Elder T X Ne/W Weber/Davis | 2000-12-15 | 31 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Utah in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, December 2000
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: 5178175, 5178176, 5178177.