A prolonged winter storm brought snow to much of Utah, with heavy snow accumulation across northern Utah's valleys and mountain valleys.
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 prolonged winter storm brought snow to much of Utah, with heavy snow accumulation across northern Utah's valleys and mountain valleys.
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 1, 4:34 AM MST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 434 AM MST Fri Mar 1 2019 .SYNOPSIS...An active weather pattern will persist across much of the forecast area through the upcoming weekend. The strongest of the storms will bring widespread precipitation to much of southern and central Utah Saturday through Saturday night. The pattern is expected to remain active into the upcoming week. && .SHORT TERM (Through 00Z Tuesday)...A predominantly zonal flow prevails across the Great Basin early this morning. A stalled frontal boundary associated with a shortwave trough which is currently moving into the northern High Plains is in the process of stalling across central Utah. Scattered showers in the wake of this boundary persist across portions of northern and central Utah in the wake of this boundary, and hi-res models suggest this activity should diminish leading into the morning hours. As such have trimmed PoPs across the area for much of the day. An upper low currently dropping south along the Pacific Northwest coast will weaken as it ejects inland and across southern Idaho later this afternoon through tonight. Southerly flow ahead of this wave will help lift the stalled frontal boundary back north this afternoon, with overrunning precipitation expected to develop and fill in across northern Utah by this evening, then continuing overnight as low level convergence along the boundary increases associated with a re-enforcing shot of low level cold air. The pattern remains active leading into the upcoming weekend, as an upper low currently spinning off the Pacific Coast near 145W moves inland and across the southern Great Basin/Desert Southwest Saturday through Saturday night. Ample moisture advection ahead of this wave will bring widespread precipitation to the southern 2/3rds of Utah during this time, with the northern edge of the precipitation shield moving into northern Utah during the day Saturday. Have maintained likely to categorical PoPs across most locations during this time period. The models diverge beyond Saturday, with the GFS maintaining a band of moisture along a stalled frontal boundary leading into early next week, while the ECMWF advertises a building mid level ridge which would allow for a warming and drying trend. Have retained low PoPs during this timeframe until the models come into better agreement. .LONG TERM (After 00Z Tuesday)...The last gasp of the Monday system will be quickly ending Monday evening. This will be followed by a period of shortwave ridging through the day Tuesday. Tuesday looks to be warm...with temperatures near to above normal as southwesterly flow keeps valleys well mixed. An upper level trough will approach the coast Tuesday. The previously dominate shortwave will be replaced by another vorticity maxima through the day Wednesday. Much of the global model guidance indicates this system will have at least some level of a sub- tropical moisture tap...bringing anomalously high PWATs into at least southern Utah later Tuesday into Wednesday. Timing is varied by about 6 to 18 hours depending on the model in regards to this feature impacting southern Utah. The main trough will finally eject across the West sometime later Wednesday into Thursday. Any break will be limited as yet another trough approaches the coast with the potential for another subtropical moisture tap next weekend. Regardless of timing/strength differences between models and runs...the next 4-10 days look to be quite active for Utah. && .AVIATION...Occasional light precipitation is expected to end between 12-14Z this morning. Ceilings are expected to lift to near 6000-7000 feet AGL by 17-19Z. Additional precipitation is expected later this evening into tonight. && .SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UT...None. WY...None. && Seaman/Kruse For more information from NOAA's National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/saltlakecity For frequently asked questions about the Area Forecast Discussion visit... http://weather.gov/saltlakecity/general/afd_faqs.php
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 441 PM MST Thu Feb 28 2019 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-011300- Cache Valley/Utah Portion-Northern Wasatch Front- Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys-Southern Wasatch Front- Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains-Wasatch Mountain Valleys- Wasatch Mountains I-80 North-Wasatch Mountains South of I-80- Western Uinta Mountains-Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs- Western Uinta Basin-Castle Country-San Rafael Swell- Sanpete/Sevier Valleys-West Central Utah-Southwest Utah- Utahs Dixie and Zion National Park-South Central Utah- Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell-Central Mountains- Southern Mountains-Southwest Wyoming- 441 PM MST Thu Feb 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the western two thirds of Utah and southwest Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Tonight A cold front will settle into northern Utah this evening. This front will bring an increase in showers along with a few thunderstorms to the northern and central portions of the outlook area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Showers will continue over and near the northern and central mountains through the day Friday. A new storm system advancing east off the Pacific will bring widespread rain and snow to most of the outlook area Saturday through Saturday night. Colder temperatures across the north will lead to snow, with valley rain and snow and mountain snows for southern and central Utah. Significant snow accumulations are expected over the southern and central mountains. The active weather pattern will continue with another fast moving weather disturbance bringing rain and snow back to the southern half of the outlook area Sunday night through early Monday. A stronger storm system will follow for Wednesday. This storm will bring widespread precipitation to the area, with significant mountain snow accumulations possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to standard operating procedures. For more information from NOAA/s National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/saltlakecity For information on potential road travel impacts visit... http://www.udottraffic.utah.gov/roadweatherforecast.aspx
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Areas across southern Davis county received heavy snowfall. Storm total snowfall reports included 7 inches on the Bountiful Bench, 6 inches in North Salt Lake, and 5 inches in Bountiful.
The Salt Lake Valley saw widespread heavy snowfall due to a lake effect snow band. Storm total snowfall reports included 7 inches in Cottonwood Heights, 6 inches in Sandy and Taylorsville, and 4 inches in Holladay and South Jordan. The Tooele valley received less snow than the Salt Lake Valley, with storm total snowfall reports including 3 inches in Stansbury Park and 1 inch in Tooele.
The Southern Wasatch Front also received heavy snowfall. Storm total snowfall reports included 10 inches at the Spanish Fork Power House Coop observation location, 8 inches at Alpine and Elk Ridge, 5 inches in Payson, 4 inches in Levan, and 2 inches in Lehi.
The Wasatch Mountains received significant snowfall accumulations with this storm. Storm total snowfall reports included 17 inches at Brighton Resort, 15 inches at Alta Ski Area, and 12 inches at Solitude Mountain Resort and Park City Mountain Resort.
The Wasatch Mountain valleys also received heavy snowfall, with Heber City receiving 9 inches of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Utah in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, March 2019
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: 815961, 815963, 815964, 815979, 815980.