Another powerful storm brought snow and high winds across northern and central Utah. Overnight, a lake effect snow band brought significant snowfall to the Salt Lake Valley.
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.
Another powerful storm brought snow and high winds across northern and central Utah. Overnight, a lake effect snow band brought significant snowfall to the Salt Lake Valley. This snow contained a high water content, taking tree branches down throughout the Salt Lake Valley, leading to power outages, and creating difficult travel conditions.
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 28, 3:38 AM MST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 438 AM MDT Thu Mar 28 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front over northwest Utah this morning will settle into central Utah later this afternoon. A series of upper level weather disturbances will push the front through the remainder of the state on Friday. Significantly cooler temperatures will follow this front, with periods of unsettled weather through Saturday. && .SHORT TERM (Until 00z Monday)...The upper low still parked off the Pacific Northwest coast should hold firm through today, then gradually dissipate tonight through early Friday. Water vapor imagery shows two shortwaves have already ejected inland out ahead of the upper low. The first shortwave has reached northeast Nevada/southwest Idaho, while the second shortwave is in the southeast flank of the low along the coast. Both of these feature will impact Utah through Friday night. The surface cold front associated with the first shortwave is beginning to surge east through northwest Utah early this morning. Precip is trailing the front along the near 700mb baroclinic zone and underneath the upper jet along the Utah/Nevada border. The baroclinic zone will surge east across northern Utah early this morning, driving the surface front into central Utah by late this afternoon. Precip along the baroclinic zone will decrease as the first shortwave lifts east-northeast into Wyoming and the baroclinic zone stalls/weakens across northern Utah. The second shortwave arriving later this afternoon/evening will be the one to generate the most significant precip. The old near 700mb baroclinic zone will turn frontogenic again during the mid to late afternoon as the shortwave advancing into eastern Nevada and a second jet max moves over the top of the low-level boundary. Convective precip will focus along the baroclinic zone with moderate to briefly heavy precip and a few thunderstorms possible through Friday evening. Convective precip will linger across the northern two-thirds of the state Friday night/early Saturday as the mid-level cold pool moves across the area. Could see some organization to the convection as the remnant of the old upper low finally shears east through the northern Great Basin. Any lingering convective precip should fade late Saturday afternoon and evening as an anti-cyclonic northwest flow develops over the the area. The low amplitude ridge developing to the west of Utah should finally bring an end to showers for Sunday. .LONG TERM (After 00Z Monday)...A short period of ridging is expected to build into the area Sunday night and Monday with the next system expected to make its way into the forecast area by the early Monday morning. This next system is expected to bring precip to a majority of the forecast area except possibly far southeastern Utah. The first energy wave will come in the form of a filling shortwave trough Tuesday. A decent deep layer moisture surge, southwest flow aloft, and modest instability is expected to accompany this trough. The heaviest precip (valley rain/mountain snow) amounts are expected along the leading edge of this trough Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. Recent ensemble and deterministic runs have trended toward this initial trough remaining weak with no significant surface frontal boundary. This would lead to showers continuing through the night Tuesday and Wednesday until a stronger cold push moves into the area late Wednesday. This cold push should have a strong surface cold front with it, potentially bringing snow to the northern valley floors Wednesday evening/overnight. There is still quite a bit of uncertainty as to the timing/strength of the initial trough and the second cold push, however we are confident in a wet pattern re-establishing itself over the forecast area mid next week. && .AVIATION...Gusty southerly winds will remain in place at the KSLC terminal early this morning. A cold front is expected to switch the winds to the west-northwest between 13-15Z. The wind shift may initially be due westerly, creating crosswind concerns. A true northwesterly shift is expected between 17-19Z. The other impact today will be cloud cover intermittently at and below crest level this afternoon, before another system moves in this evening creating low-end VFR conditions. && .SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UT...None. WY...None. && SHORT TERM...CONGER LONG TERM/AVIATION...BONNETTE 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 529 AM MDT Thu Mar 28 2019 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-291200- 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- 529 AM MDT Thu Mar 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the western two thirds of Utah and southwest Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A cold front will sweep southeast across northern Utah this morning, then settle into central Utah later in the afternoon. Significantly cooler temperatures along with periods of valley rain and mountain snow will follow the front. South of the front breezy and still warm conditions are expected through tonight. Precipitation will remain over northern Utah and southwest Wyoming this morning. After a short break somewhat heavier precipitation will develop late this afternoon and evening. Accumulating snows are expected in the northern mountains, with rain and snow for the valleys. Little or no accumulation is expected in the valleys through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Colder temperatures along with fairly widespread precipitation will exist across the northern two-thirds of the outlook area Friday through Friday evening. Most precipitation will be in the form of snow across the higher valleys and mountains, with accumulating snows confined primarily to the mountain locations. The lower valleys will see a mix of rain and snow with little or no accumulation expected. Lingering showers into Saturday morning will gradually dissipate Saturday afternoon and evening as high pressure builds back into the area from the west. High pressure aloft centered to the west of Utah will maintain dry conditions for Sunday through Monday night. The next storm system will reach the outlook area by Tuesday night. Showers will develop ahead of this feature Tuesday afternoon and continue at times through early Wednesday afternoon. .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
4 heavy snow, 3 high wind, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Storm total snowfall included 12 inches on the Bountiful Bench, 9 inches in North Salt Lake, 7 inches in South Ogden, 6 inches in Fruit Heights, and 3 inches in Ogden.
Storm total snowfall included 12 inches in Salt Lake City, 10 inches in the Upper Avenues, 7 inches in South Salt Lake, and 5 inches in Cottonwood Heights, Sugarhouse, and Taylorsville.
Storm total snowfall included 19 inches at Snowbasin Resort, 13 inches at Power Mountain, and 11 inches at the City Creek Water Plant Coop observation location.
Storm total snowfall included 24 inches at Alta Ski Area, 18 inches at Brighton Resort, 18 inches at Solitude Mountain Resort, and 13 inches at Park City Mountain Resort.
Numerous trees were reported down across Salt Lake County, with roads blocked in some areas. Rocky Mountain Power reported more than 900 area outages occurred, leaving nearly 19,000 customers without power in the Salt Lake Valley. In addition, storm total snowfall included 12 inches in Salt Lake City, 10 inches in the Upper Avenues, 7 inches in South Salt Lake, and 5 inches in Cottonwood Heights, Sugarhouse, and Taylorsville.
A peak wind gust of 66 mph was recorded by the Durand Road sensor. Additional reports included a peak wind gust of 60 mph recorded by the White Sage sensor, and a peak wind gust of 59 mph recorded by the Tower Grid sensor.
The White Sage sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
The Tower Grid sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
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: 816026, 816028, 816029, 816031, 816033, 816034, 816035, 816036.