Another prolonged and unsettled pattern took hold in the middle of January, resulting in widespread precipitation and moderate high elevation snow accumulation, with some more modest amounts noted at lower elevations.
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The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.
Another prolonged and unsettled pattern took hold in the middle of January, resulting in widespread precipitation and moderate high elevation snow accumulation, with some more modest amounts noted at lower elevations.
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 Jan 13, 10:32 PM UTC, 8 hours 28 minutes earlier.
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9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Several high elevation SNOTEL stations (above 7000 feet) including Dry Fork, George Creek, and Rocky Basin Settlement recorded 1.5 to 3.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 22 to 56 inches of snow.
A combination of Coop observations and trained spotter reports at locations including Eden-Liberty, Liberty, Midway, and Deer Creek Dam noted 0.8 to 1.5 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 8 to 15 inches of snow.
Several SNOTEL stations including Monte Cristo, Louis Meadow, and Ben Lomond Peak recorded 1.0 to 3.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 57 inches of snow.
Several SNOTEL and snow safety community observations including those at Canyons Village at Park City, Solitude Mountain Resort, Brighton Crest, Alta - Collins, and Timpanogos Divide recorded 1.2 to 3.2 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 53 inches of snow.
Several SNOTEL stations including Yankee Reservoir, Brian Head, and Midway Valley recorded 0.7 to 3.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 14 to 69 inches of snow.
Bryce Canyon National Park officials reported a snow water equivalent of 0.77 inches, with an associated snowfall of 10.4 inches. Additionally, the higher elevation Agua Canyon SNOTEL site recorded 1.7 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 32 inches of snow.
Several SNOTEL stations including Trial Lake, Chepeta, and Brown Duck recorded 0.7 to 1.3 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 14 to 25 inches of snow.
Several SNOTEL stations including Box Creek, Dills Camp, and Pine Creek recorded 0.9 to 2.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 16 to 38 inches of snow.
Several SNOTEL stations including Huntington Horse, Mammoth-Cottonwood, and Timberline recorded 1.0 to 3.0 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 56 inches of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Utah in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, January 2023
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: 1075840, 1075841, 1075845, 1075846, 1075860, 1075862, 1075849, 1075853, 1075852.