Utah, 2013Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Utah, October 3 to 4, 2013
October 3 to 4, 2013 · NWS GJT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A moist and unseasonably cold upper low moved slowly across the region and produced heavy amounts of early season snowfall in the mountains of northeast Utah.
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- 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.
A moist and unseasonably cold upper low moved slowly across the region and produced heavy amounts of early season snowfall in the mountains of northeast Utah.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Uinta Mountains
- When
- October 3, 10:00 AM MST to October 4, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Uinta Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 40.506, -109.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts of 5 to 13 inches were measured across the area. Numerous vehicle accidents occurred due to the slick roads.
Winter Weather, Tavaputs Plateau
- When
- October 3, 6:00 PM MST to October 4, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tavaputs Plateau forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 39.554, -109.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall amounts of 3 to 7 inches were measured across the area.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Blizzard in South Dakota, October 3 to 5, 20133 deaths · 21 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Montana, October 3 to 4, 20132 deaths · 6 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 3 to 4, 2013$3.0 million · 17 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, October 3, 2013EF2 · 9 events
- Blizzard in Wyoming, October 3 to 5, 2013$1.1 million · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, October 3, 2013$225,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 3, 2013$65,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, October 3, 2013$50,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 3 to 5, 201318 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, October 3 to 5, 20131 injured · $5,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, October 3 to 5, 2013$5,000 · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, October 3, 201356 kt wind · 7 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 520480, 520481.