An early month storm brought the bulk of precipitation to eastern Utah in March, then conditions turned very dry. A series of previously dry months contributed to an increase in coverage of severe drought across northeast Utah, while some improvement occurred in the southeast corner of the state.
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The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
An early month storm brought the bulk of precipitation to eastern Utah in March, then conditions turned very dry. A series of previously dry months contributed to an increase in coverage of severe drought across northeast Utah, while some improvement occurred in the southeast corner of the state.
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 14, 9:27 PM MST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1027 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 259 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2015 THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS ALSO CAUSING RIDGING TO TILT OVER OUR CWA. PRECIP FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL STAY TO OUR NORTH THOUGH SOME HIGH CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WARM TEMPS WILL ALSO ALLOW SOME CLOUDS TO FORM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WITH MAYBE A PASSING SHOWER FOR THE SAN JUANS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE IN FORECAST AS CHANCES LOOK VERY LOW THIS WILL OCCUR. A REASONABLY SUNNY AND WARM DAY IN STORE. LITTLE CHANGE SUNDAY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED AGAIN WITH TEMPS REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL WITH SOME AREAS IN THE CWA SEEING HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S...A GOOD 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 259 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2015 FLAT RIDGING WILL BE BREAKING DOWN THROUGH THIS PERIOD AS A SERIES OF PACIFIC WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES. WARM CONDITIONS PREVAIL EARLY ON IN THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING JUST UNDER RECORD LEVELS FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. SOME MOISTURE STARTS TO WORK BACK NORTH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS OLD CLOSED LOW OFF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE BAJA PENINSULA STARTS TO FILL AND LIFT NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. EXPECT A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SLIGHT BUMP IN HEIGHTS EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY AS A STRONGER SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WAVE PHASES WITH NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BRINGS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TO MUCH OF WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH. SYSTEM IS MILD AND SNOW LEVELS APPEAR TO BE AT THE 9 TO 10K LEVEL BASED ON THIS MORNINGS MODEL RUNS. STILL...SOME IMPACT EXPECTED...ALONG WITH COOLER WEATHER FOR THE MID TO LATE WEEK PERIOD. PATTERN REMAINS UNSETTLED INTO THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH FOCUS OF ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE SHIFTING BACK OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL START OFF NEAR RECORD HIGHS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BEFORE COOLER CONDITIONS SEND TEMPS BACK DOWN TO MORE SEASONAL VALUES BY THE END OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1027 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2015 WITH HIGH CLOUDS PRODUCING CIGS ABOVE 12KFT AGL VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && .GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CO...NONE. UT...NONE. && SHORT TERM...TGR LONG TERM...JDC AVIATION...TGJT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 547 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2015 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-151200- LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 547 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW ON BOTH DAYS. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND LESS THAN 5 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought spread across the Uinta Mountains during the latter half of March as conditions turned very dry.
Severe drought spread across the area during the latter half of March as conditions turned very dry.
Drought conditions improved during the month except for the extreme southeast corner of San Juan County where severe drought persisted.
Severe drought conditions spread across the Uintah Basin in late March as conditions turned very dry.
Severe drought spread across the area in late March as conditions turned very dry.
Severe drought spread across the La Sal Mountains in late March as conditions turned very dry.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Utah in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, March 2015
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: 586118, 586120, 586158, 586119, 586125, 586126.