It’s been a rough go this season in Utah (& much of North America) but there’s a storm rolling in right now. This storm has caused NOAA to issue a Winter Weather Advisory as 10-20 inches of snow is expected. Hallelujah.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1006 PM MST WED JAN 8 2014 ...SNOW TO RETURN TO NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING BY EARLY THURSDAY... .THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE REGION WILL REACH EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH BY LATE TONIGHT. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL FORM NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER LATE TONIGHT. THIS SNOW WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THE STORM ENTERS NORTHERN UTAH ON THURSDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER ON THURSDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ONE LAST ROUND OF SNOW FOR THE FAR NORTH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OF UTAH * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN WASATCH RANGE LATE TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND TURN HEAVY THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN FOR MAINLY THE NORTHERN WASATCH RANGE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. * WINDS...STRONG WESTERLY RIDGETOP WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN AREAS OF EXPOSED TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THIS STORM. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
