Utah, 2025

Winter Weather in Utah, January 18, 2025

January 18, 2025 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

On the back end of a modest winter storm, lingering precipitation (with some lake enhancement likely) resulted in impacts to transportation and commerce.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.

On the back end of a modest winter storm, lingering precipitation (with some lake enhancement likely) resulted in impacts to transportation and commerce.

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1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Utah Valley

When
January 18, 5:55 PM MST to 7:55 PM MST
Where
Utah Valley forecast zone
Injuries
0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
40.120, -111.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Per Utah Highway Patrol, a crash involving 14 vehicles occurred, closing down all northbound lanes of I-15 in Spanish Fork for at least 30 minutes, after which point some flow of traffic resumed. One driver was reportedly transported to a hospital in stable condition. Light snow showers associated with the final portion of a winter system were ongoing around this time, likely with some periods of lake induced enhancement. Nearby, the Spanish Fork Municipal Airport AWOS (KSPK) reported deteriorated conditions ahead of the incident, with observations nearest the time of the incident indicating snow and freezing fog with visibility of 0.25 miles.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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Sources

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: 1229115.