Utah, 2002Heavy Snow in Utah, February 24 to 25, 2002
February 24 to 25, 2002 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 24, 8:43 PM MST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 8:43 PM MST, 17 minutes before
UTAH AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
843 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2002
.SYNOPSIS...A COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY.
.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED LINGERING INSTABILITY SHOWERS OVER THE
NRN/CNTRL MOUNTAINS ABOUT ALL THAT IS LEFT FROM THIS AFTERNOONS
CONVECTIVE PRECIP. FOCUS NOW TURNS TO THE NEXT SHORTWAVE MOVING
DOWN THROUGH THE NRN ROCKIES.
APPARENT VORTICITY LOBE NEAR YELLOWSTONE WITH LOBE TRAILING BACK
THROUGH CNTRL ID AT TIME. ASSOCIATED SURFACE BOUNDARY EVIDENT OVER
ERN ID WITH SNOW/STRONG NORTH WINDS NOTED IN SOME OF THE SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS. TRAJECTORY OF THIS SYSTEM WOULD BRING IT ACROSS
EXTREME NRN/NE UT OVERNIGHT...SO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FAR
NRN ZONES LOOKS GOOD. INCREASING SURFACE GRADIENT OVER NW UTAH LATE
THIS EVENING WITH A BRISK NORTHWESTERLY GRADIENT SETTING UP FOR
LATE TONIGHT/MONDAY.
COLD CYCLONIC NORTHERLY FLOW MONDAY SHOULD MAINTAIN ISOLATED MOUNTAIN
SHOWERS FAR NORTH AND EAST. OTHERWISE RISING HEIGHTS SHOULD SPELL AN
END TO SNOW FOR AWHILE.
UPDATE....SPOTTER REPORTS OUT OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO INDICATE THAT THE
WINDS AND SNOW ARE MORE THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. HAVE UPDATED
ZONES FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND A LITTLE MORE ACCUMULATION
FOR THE FAR NORTHERN ZONES.
SLC 5100 CDC 0100 CONGER
.SLC...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 24, 5:00 PM MST, 4 hours before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR NORTHERN UTAH
500 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2002
OVERVIEW:
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DROPPING OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHERN UTAH THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SALT LAKE CITY BY LATE EVENING.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.
BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 10
TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. RIDGING BUILDS ALONG THE
WEST COAST ON MONDAY WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND COOLER WEATHER
ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. HOWEVER, A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER
THROUGH THE MORNING.
...OGDEN CANYON/WEBER CANYON/TRAPPERS LOOP...
TONIGHT (6PM-6AM)
WEATHER:
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
LESS THAN AN INCH.
TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM
WEBER CANYON PARK AND RIDE 23
MOUNTAIN GREEN PARK AND RIDE 13
WIND:
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
MONDAY (6AM-6PM)
WEATHER:
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM
WEBER CANYON PARK AND RIDE 24 36 37
MOUNTAIN GREEN PARK AND RIDE 15 32 34
WIND:
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
...I-80/MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON/PARLEYS SUMMIT/KIMBALL JUNCTION...
TONIGHT (6PM-6AM)
WEATHER:
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH.
TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM
MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON 24
PARLEYS SUMMIT 15
KIMBALL JUNCTION 4
WIND:
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
MONDAY (6AM-6PM)
WEATHER:
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM
MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON 26 33 37
PARLEYS SUMMIT 17 26 34
KIMBALL JUNCTION 8 29 36
WIND:
NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
...PROVO CANYON TO HEBER...
TONIGHT (6PM-6AM)
WEATHER:
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH.
TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM
MOUTH OF PROVO CANYON 27
HEBER 16
WIND:
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
MONDAY (6AM-6PM)
WEATHER:
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM
MOUTH OF PROVO CANYON 28 36 38
HEBER 18 27 34
WIND:
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
...SALT LAKE VALLEY...
TONIGHT (6PM-6AM)
WEATHER:
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION.
TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM
DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY 26
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 25
WIND:
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW
GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
MONDAY (6AM-6PM)
WEATHER:
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM
DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY 27 35 38
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 26 35 39
WIND:
NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
...OGDEN/I-15 IN DAVIS-WEBER COUNTIES...
TONIGHT (6PM-6AM)
WEATHER:
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION.
TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM
DOWNTOWN OGDEN 23
WIND:
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW
HIGHER GUSTS.
COMMENTS:
NONE
MONDAY (6AM-6PM)
WEATHER:
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM
DOWNTOWN OGDEN 24 35 37
WIND:
NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
...UTAH COUNTY...
TONIGHT (6PM-6AM)
WEATHER:
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION.
TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM
DOWNTOWN PROVO 27
WIND:
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW
GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
MONDAY (6AM-6PM)
WEATHER:
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM
DOWNTOWN PROVO 27 34 37
WIND:
NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
COMMENTS:
NONE
Heavy Snow, W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete
- When
- February 24, 9:00 PM MST to February 25, 6:00 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
Mother Nature once again was kind to the Winter Olympics, bringing a mostly dry cold front into the Wasatch Front...but not until after the closing ceremonies. The front brought gusty winds and a little snow to the valleys, with heavier snow in the Cottonwood Canyons. Alta picked up 14 more inches of powder, with Snowbird and Solitude tallying 7 inches.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5324280.