NOAA: 1-3 Feet of Snow for Utah Over Christmas

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Alta, UT last Sunday.  image:  court leve, skier:  miles clark
Alta, UT this pastย Sunday. image: court leve, skier: miles clark

NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Utah that is calling for 1-3 feet of snow in the mountains.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET.
- NOAA SLC, UT today
big snowfall forecast for Utah this week.  image:  noaa, today
big snowfall forecast for Utah this week. image: noaa, today

Utah is already doing great with well above snowpack and they just had an incredible week this week. ย We were there last week and it did not suck.

This coming snowfall is going to make the place epic.

WINTER STORM WARNING for UTAH:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
254 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT HOLIDAY TRAVEL...

WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON...
MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...SCOFIELD...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...
FISH LAKE...LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM MST MONDAY...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
  BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* WINDS...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TONIGHT AND
  TOMORROW. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 70 MPH ON RIDGETOPS.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY BEGINNING
  TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THOSE PLANNING
  TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME ARE ENCOURAGED TO ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS IF
  POSSIBLE...PLAN FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...AND CARRY A
  WINTER SURVIVAL KIT CONSISTING OF WARM CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...
  EXTRA FOOD...WATER...FLASHLIGHT AND BATTERIES.
Knife ridge of Mt. Superior, UT on Tuesday.  image:  john solder  screamer:  miles clark
Knife ridge of Mt. Superior, UT on Tuesday. image: john solder screamer: miles clark

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