A Pacific trough and associated upper low produced significant snowfall in most mountain areas of eastern Utah.
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The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
A Pacific trough and associated upper low produced significant snowfall in most mountain areas of eastern Utah.
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 Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 31, 9:54 PM MST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1054 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 400 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 MILD WARM ADVECTION HAS FINALLY ERODED THE LAST SHOWERS OVER THE PARK RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME CLOUDS WERE QUICKLY INCREASING FROM THE WEST AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW ALONG THE OREGON/WASHINGTON COAST. SW FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENS INTO TUESDAY. WEAK WARM ADVECTION CONTINUES THIS EVENING WITH DEEP ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE INCREASING CLOUDS AND AVAILABLE MOISTURE. LIGHT SNOWFALL STARTS OVER THE NORTHERN MTNS AFTER MIDNIGHT AS COLD ADVECTION BEGINS. SW GRADIENT WINDS STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY. 700-600MB WINDS ARE PROGGED AT 30-45KTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING VIRGA AND SHOWERS WILL HELP TRANSPORT THIS WIND DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-70. THEREFORE A WIND ADVISORY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THIS ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST DOES NOT LOOK AS DRAMATIC AS SUNDAY'S EVENT...LACKING THE STRONG FRONTAL BAND. CONCERNING SNOWFALL ON TUESDAY...THE 115KT JET STREAK LAYS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CWA WITH THE BEST FORCING ON ITS NORTH SIDE. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT BUT GENERALLY OVER NW-WEST CENTRAL COLORADO MTNS. SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REACHED...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY OVER RABBIT EARS AND VAIL PASSES. SNOWFALL AND GRADIENT WINDS DIMINISHES TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE JET LIFTS ONTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 400 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS IMPACTS THE FORECAST AREA WED AND THU. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE/JET MAXIMA EJECTS OUT ACROSS ERN UT/WRN CO DURING THE DAY AS THE PARENT UPPER LOW ENTERS THE GREAT BASIN AND AZ. EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN STRENGTHENING SW FLOW WED AFTERNOON AS LARGE-SCALE LIFT INCREASES AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. BEST COVERAGE LOOKS TO BE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL CO. FLOW TURNS TO NW-N BY THU MORNING AS THE TROUGH PASSES WHICH SHOULD KEEP SOME PRECIPITATION OVER THE MTNS THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE MOISTURE BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY FOR MANY OF THE CO MTNS. BRIEF RIDGING WILL BRING MOSTLY DRY WEATHER ON FRIDAY. THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH THEN FOLLOWS THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS IN SPEED AND AMOUNT OF SPLITTING. WILL TREND THE CHANCE OF PRECIP BACK UPWARDS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SRN MTNS ON SAT...AND KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR SUNDAY AS WELL. DRIER LOOKS SET TO RETURN FOR NEXT MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS BACK OVER THE WEST. GFS AND ECMWF MODELS INDICATE A GREATER AMPLITUDE IN THE LARGER SCALE TROUGH-RIDGE PATTERN WHICH MAY INDICATE A SLOWING IN THE PROGRESSION OF STORMS INLAND. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1042 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 CEILINGS WILL LOWER NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR AFTER 09Z...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. MTNS WILL BE FQTLY OBSCURED INTO TUESDAY EVENING WITH SHOWERS SLOWLY DIMINISHING AFTER 23Z. SCT -SHSN/-SHRA MAY IMPACT KVEL AFT 09Z AND KCAG KHDN KSBS KEGE KASE AFT 12Z WITH CIGS AOB 030 AND CIGS AOB 5SM. SW WINDS INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE NEXT DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. WINDS AT 10000-14000FT MSL ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 25KTS NORTH TO 40KTS SOUTH FOR MODERATE MTN WAVE TURBULENCE. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR MAY IMPACT TAF SITES 12-18Z TUESDAY. && .GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CO...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR COZ021>023. UT...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR UTZ022-027-029. && SHORT TERM...JOE LONG TERM...JAD AVIATION...EH/JOE
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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall amounts of 5 to 12 inches were measured across the area above the 7500 foot level. Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph produced some areas of blowing and drifting snow.
Snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were measured mainly above the 8000 foot level in the La Sal Mountains. Wind gusts of 20 to 35 mph produced areas of blowing and drifting snow.
Snowfall amounts of 5 to 6 inches were measured across the area above the 7500 foot level. Wind gusts of 20 to 35 mph produced areas of blowing and drifting snow.
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: 525181, 525183, 525182.