Utah, 2019Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Utah, January 17 to 18, 2019
January 17 to 18, 2019 · NWS GJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Ample moisture and energy out ahead of and with the progression of a Pacific trough moving across the Great Basin brought widespread precipitation to eastern Utah. Additionally, a secondary shortwave trough moved through in the southwesterly flow which enhanced orographic flow over the mountains.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Ample moisture and energy out ahead of and with the progression of a Pacific trough moving across the Great Basin brought widespread precipitation to eastern Utah. Additionally, a secondary shortwave trough moved through in the southwesterly flow which enhanced orographic flow over the mountains.
Winter Weather, Eastern Uinta Mountains
- When
- January 17, 1:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Uinta Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.506, -109.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area.
Winter Weather, Tavaputs Plateau
- When
- January 17, 10:00 AM MST to January 18, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tavaputs Plateau forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.554, -109.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Generally 4 to 6 inches of snow fell across the area.
Winter Weather, La Sal & Abajo Mountains
- When
- January 17, 10:00 AM MST to January 18, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- La Sal & Abajo Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 38.304, -109.687 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with close to a foot estimated at the Camp Jackson SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Uinta Basin
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM MST to January 18, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Uinta Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -109.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Generally 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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.
- Avalanche in New Mexico, January 17, 20192 deaths · 1 event
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 17 to 19, 201915 events
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 17 to 18, 201913 events
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 17 to 18, 201913 events
- High Wind in Nevada, January 17, 201956 kt wind · 6 events
- Coastal Flood and High Surf in California, January 17 to 20, 2019$5,000 · 3 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 17 to 18, 20193 events
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 17 to 18, 20192 events
- High Surf in Oregon, January 17, 20192 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 17 to 18, 20192 events
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 17, 2019$10,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Puerto Rico, January 17, 20191 event
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: 794277, 794290, 794295, 794287.