Winter Storm, Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe
- When
- March 13, 7:00 AM MST to March 14, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Beaver T X E/Iron T Xs Xe forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
A blast of snow and wind hit much of Utah, pounding the mountains especially hard. Snow totals were most impressive in the Cottonwood Canyons of the Wasatch Front.
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 blast of snow and wind hit much of Utah, pounding the mountains especially hard. Snow totals were most impressive in the Cottonwood Canyons of the Wasatch Front. Some of the snowfall totals included a whopping 59 inches at Alta, 45 inches at Snowbird, 40 inches at Solitude, 29 inches at The Canyons, 13 inches at Brian Head, and 12 inches in Kanosh. Most of the lower elevations of the state received from 4 to 10 inches of snow.
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 Mar 13, 3:33 AM MST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
UTAH AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
333 AM MST WED MAR 13 2002
.SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...LINGERING INTO THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE
AREA FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT STORM WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT.
.DISCUSSION...ETA GRIDS WILL BE FOLLOWED CLOSELY FOR TODAY AND
TONIGHT FORECAST. MOUNTAIN-TOP TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN STEADY
OVERNIGHT AS UTAH REMAINS IN WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF INCOMING COLD
FRONT. BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN CENTERED
FROM TOOELE TO EVANSTON THIS MORNING...SLOWLY BEGINNING TO DISSIPATE
AS THE SUB-TROPICAL CONNECTION BECOMES THINNER AND BEGINS TO SHIFT
EAST. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED IN THE SIERRA LEE
UNDER STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW...WITH A TROF EXTENDING NORTHEAST ACROSS
CENTRAL UTAH. COLD FRONT DEVELOPING IN NORTHEAST NEVADA TO ABOUT
BURLEY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO UTAH...PASSING SLC ABOUT
16-17Z. CURRENT NORTHERN MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING
THEN DEVELOP AGAIN WITH THE FRONT...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST SLOPES IN
POST-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTERNOON. VALLEY RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW WITH FRONT THEN SNOW WILL STACK UP ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT FROM
OGDEN SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MOIST PRE-FRONTAL CONDITIONS MAY
FUEL THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE FRONT MOUNTAINS AND WEST. EXPECT WINDY
CONDITIONS TODAY CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FRONT
REACHES CDC AROUND 00Z THEN SOUTH TO ARIZONA DURING THE EVENING.
UNSTABLE AIRMASS CONTINUES OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY THEN A
SIGNIFICANT BREAK THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. NEXT SYSTEM
ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COMPLEX TROF DEVELOPS OVER THE WEST. NO
CHANGES THE EXTENDED THIS MORNING.
SLC 954 CDC 362 GIBSON
.SLC...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...IDZ025...UTZ006>10.
SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON WASATCH FRONT UTZ002>004.UTZ002-UTZ003-UTZ004-UTZ006-UTZ007-UTZ008-140100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE SALT LAKE CITY UTAH HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR NORTHERN UTAH 411 AM MST WED MAR 13 2002 OVERVIEW: A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING. A MIX OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND RAIN IN THE VALLEYS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EVERYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEYS SOUTH OF OGDEN THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ...OGDEN CANYON/WEBER CANYON/TRAPPERS LOOP... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY LATE MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS BY EVENING RANGING FROM AN INCH OR TWO AT THE CANYON BASE TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM WEBER CANYON PARK AND RIDE 41 39 34 MOUNTAIN GREEN PARK AND RIDE 36 34 28 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM WEBER CANYON PARK AND RIDE 27 MOUNTAIN GREEN PARK AND RIDE 20 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...I-80/MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON/PARLEYS SUMMIT/KIMBALL JUNCTION... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS BY EVENING RANGING FROM AN INCH OR TWO AT THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON TO 5 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON 40 39 35 PARLEYS SUMMIT 32 33 27 KIMBALL JUNCTION 33 35 29 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON 29 PARLEYS SUMMIT 20 KIMBALL JUNCTION 19 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...PROVO CANYON TO HEBER... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS BY EVENING RANGING FROM AN INCH OR TWO AT THE CANYON MOUTH TO 2 TO 5 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM MOUTH OF PROVO CANYON 36 44 37 HEBER 33 39 34 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM MOUTH OF PROVO CANYON 29 HEBER 19 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...SALT LAKE VALLEY... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON AND ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE BENCHES. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY 40 41 36 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 40 40 36 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY 27 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 28 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...OGDEN/I-15 IN DAVIS-WEBER COUNTIES... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF OGDEN...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON AND ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM OGDEN SOUTH. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM DOWNTOWN OGDEN 42 39 36 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM DOWNTOWN OGDEN 27 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...UTAH COUNTY... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON AND ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM DOWNTOWN PROVO 40 44 36 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM DOWNTOWN PROVO 29 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE
UTZ002-UTZ003-UTZ004-UTZ006-UTZ007-UTZ008-140100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE SALT LAKE CITY UTAH HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR NORTHERN UTAH 411 AM MST WED MAR 13 2002 OVERVIEW: A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING. A MIX OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND RAIN IN THE VALLEYS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EVERYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEYS SOUTH OF OGDEN THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ...OGDEN CANYON/WEBER CANYON/TRAPPERS LOOP... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY LATE MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS BY EVENING RANGING FROM AN INCH OR TWO AT THE CANYON BASE TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM WEBER CANYON PARK AND RIDE 41 39 34 MOUNTAIN GREEN PARK AND RIDE 36 34 28 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM WEBER CANYON PARK AND RIDE 27 MOUNTAIN GREEN PARK AND RIDE 20 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...I-80/MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON/PARLEYS SUMMIT/KIMBALL JUNCTION... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS BY EVENING RANGING FROM AN INCH OR TWO AT THE MOUTH OF THE CANYON TO 5 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON 40 39 35 PARLEYS SUMMIT 32 33 27 KIMBALL JUNCTION 33 35 29 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM MOUTH OF PARLEYS CANYON 29 PARLEYS SUMMIT 20 KIMBALL JUNCTION 19 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...PROVO CANYON TO HEBER... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS BY EVENING RANGING FROM AN INCH OR TWO AT THE CANYON MOUTH TO 2 TO 5 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM MOUTH OF PROVO CANYON 36 44 37 HEBER 33 39 34 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM MOUTH OF PROVO CANYON 29 HEBER 19 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...SALT LAKE VALLEY... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON AND ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE BENCHES. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY 40 41 36 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 40 40 36 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY 27 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 28 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...OGDEN/I-15 IN DAVIS-WEBER COUNTIES... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF OGDEN...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON AND ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM OGDEN SOUTH. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM DOWNTOWN OGDEN 42 39 36 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM DOWNTOWN OGDEN 27 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE ...UTAH COUNTY... TODAY (6AM-6PM) WEATHER: ...SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON AND ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING. TEMPERATURES (F): 8AM NOON 4PM DOWNTOWN PROVO 40 44 36 WIND: SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. COMMENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TONIGHT (6PM-6AM) WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES (F): OVERNIGHT MINIMUM DOWNTOWN PROVO 29 WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH. COMMENTS: NONE
10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Utah in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, March 2002
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: 5324339, 5324340, 5324341, 5324342, 5324343, 5324344, 5324345, 5324346, 5324347, 5324348.