Utah, 2000

Winter Storm in Utah, February 23 to 25, 2000

February 23 to 25, 2000 · NWS SLC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

More heavy snow for the Wasatch Mountains, with light to moderate amounts in the lower elevations over the 3 day period. Heavier storm totals included 44 inches at Snowbird, 38 inches at Alta, 36 inches at Brian Head, 33 inches at Solitude, and 39 inches at Brighton.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

More heavy snow for the Wasatch Mountains, with light to moderate amounts in the lower elevations over the 3 day period. Heavier storm totals included 44 inches at Snowbird, 38 inches at Alta, 36 inches at Brian Head, 33 inches at Solitude, and 39 inches at Brighton. The Wasatch Front valleys and benches picked up 4-10 inches of snow for the most part.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountains I80 North

When
February 23, 12:00 PM MST to February 25, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains I80 North forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Winter Storm, Wasatch Mountains South of I80

When
February 23, 12:00 PM MST to February 25, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains South of I80 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: 5178680, 5178681.