Utah's coldest system of the season coming this week

[Admin]

Statement as of 5:37 AM MDT on October 24, 2009

... A cold storm system will impact the area Monday night through
Tuesday night...

A strong storm system will move across the Great Basin and impact
Utah and southwest Wyoming for the early part of the upcoming
week. Precipitation could begin as early as Monday afternoon over
far northern Utah with snow levels above 8500 ft. A cold front
will then push across northern Utah Monday night and into
southern Utah by late Tuesday afternoon. A period of intense
precipitation can be expected behind the cold front... with snow
levels lowering to the valley floors across northern and central
Utah.

Accumulating snowfall will be possible across much of northern and
central Utah... as well as portions of southern Utah above 5000
ft. Although valley accumulations are expected to remain light at
this time... many of the valley areas will receive the first
snowfall of the season with this storm. Mountains could receive in
excess of 10 inches of new snowfall before the storm winds down on
Wednesday.

In addition to the snow... much colder temperatures are expected
behind the cold front. All but the lowest valleys of far southern
Utah will be below freezing Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

Monitor the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service or
your local media for updates on this upcoming storm.

 

[EMSC]

many of the valley areas will receive the first
snowfall of the season with this storm

Has Utah not been freezing cold for the last 3-5 weeks? We're already on our 4th snowstorm of Oct here in Denver metro (supposed to be tonight). With a 5th predicted for mid-week. It's been almost exactly like late Nov/early Dec over here for the last month plus. Crazy cold for this time of year...

 

[Admin]

No. These last few systems you've been on the cold side and we've been on the warm side.

 

[EMSC]

And......................... Just started snowing again ......

 

[Bobby Danger]

skidog & I booted & skinned up to armpit gate on baldy shoulder today. to get a good look at the snowpack in collins gulch. not much of an issue above watsons . frozen corn window paine smooth with about three inches of grauple on top. didn't hit a thing.we skied grave yard down to main st. to watsons main st. was worth the hike in it's self. not alot of people out there think there discouraged by the looks in the base area.but that's going to change in the near future. ow and something i'm not too proud to report but snowbird was making snow on big emmma today !!! thought first tracks should be first with the info sorry no pictures.

 

[Admin]

sorry no pictures.

Your partner in crime texted one to me:

 

[Admin]

We've now got a Winter Storm Watch, expecting 1-2 feet:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1109 AM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...COLD AND WET STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE REGION...
.A COLDER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AS A SHARP
COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
UTAH BEGINNING TUESDAY AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
UTZ008-010-517-270000-
/O.EXA.KSLC.WS.A.0011.091027T1200Z-091029T0500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1109 AM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THIS WATCH IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80...THE
WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK CLIFFS...AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
UTAH. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED...WITH MORE POSSIBLE IN AREAS FAVORED BY NORTHERLY FLOW.
A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TOMORROW...BRINGING SNOW
AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. MOIST NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A MIXTURE OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

Hopefully it won't all end up in Wyoming :roll: :

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
253 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
.A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS UTAH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS FRONT
AS IT CROSSES THE VALLEYS OF WESTERN UTAH. THESE WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGHOUT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING
LATE.
UTZ005-270600-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0023.091027T1000Z-091028T0600Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
253 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50
MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE GREAT SALT LAKE
DESERT. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80
CORRIDOR ALONG WITH AREAS NEAR SNOWVILLE...WENDOVER AND DUGWAY.
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY AND INTO
TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT.
MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AS WELL AS OTHER EAST-WEST
ORIENTED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31
MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT.

 

[Admin]

Scratch that. It's now a Winter Storm Warning for the mountains:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
345 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...COLD AND WET STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE REGION...
.A STRONG EARLY SEASON STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
TUESDAY ACCOMPANIED BY A BURST OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. HEAVY
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT TIMES IN MAINLY THE MOUNTAIN
AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
UTZ008>010-517-270600-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WS.A.0011.091027T1200Z-091029T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.WS.W.0013.091027T1200Z-091029T0500Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
345 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80...THE
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...THE WASATCH PLATEAU AND BOOK
CLIFFS...AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.
ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WITH GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN AREAS FAVORED BY
NORTHERLY FLOW.
A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THESE AREAS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
TUESDAY...BRINGING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. A BREAK IN
THE SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR A TIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SNOW SHOULD THEN REDEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WIND IS 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.
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.

and a Winter Weather Advisory for the Valley:

UTZ001>004-006-007-015-WYZ021-270600-
/O.NEW.KSLC.WW.Y.0031.091027T1000Z-091027T2200Z/
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
345 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM MDT TUESDAY.
THIS ADVISORY COVERS THE WASATCH FRONT AND CACHE VALLEY...THE
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...WASATCH MOUNTAINS FROM I-80
NORTH...WEST CENTRAL UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...2 TO 6
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...AND 3 TO 8
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE TUESDAY.
SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT AS IT
ENTERS NORTHWESTERN UTAH IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS EARLY TUESDAY. THIS
FRONT WILL CROSS THE WASATCH FRONT AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS BETWEEN
ABOUT 500 AM AND 800 AM THEN PUSH THROUGH THE WEST CENTRAL VALLEYS
BETWEEN ABOUT 800 AM AND 1000 AM.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER THE FRONT
PASSES BUT THE WINDS WILL PERSIST.
THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE IN NORTHERN UTAH WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND
POTENTIALLY SLUSHY ROADS. TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH
AS PARLEYS SUMMIT AND ALONG I-80 IN SOUTHWEST WYOMING WILL BE
DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL 511.

 

[mbaydala]

from the looks of the radar returns this morning this storm isn't going to put down all that much snow in the Wasatch. I'm thinking 2-5 inches at best with this first wave, then let's see what happens tonight. We've had some heavy snow in Park City this morning but that only lasted about 30 min and didn't put down more than half an inch. The one to two foot call by the NWS seems a bit crazy in my opinion. Maybe the Northern side of the far eastern Uintas could pick up close to 20 inches.

That being said if we still pick up 5 inches by this afternoon I'll be at Alta!

 

[Admin]

We've got slush accumulating here on SLC's East Bench this a.m.

 

[Admin]

First Cottonwood Canyons alert of the year!

Both Canyons 4x4 or chains required Oct27 10:15AM due to weather

It's even snowing here on the East Bench of Salt Lake City - an inch or two thus far:

 

[jasoncapecod]

Your just showing off your hot tub 8) :lol:

 

[Admin]

After slowing momentarily it's now puking big, fluffy corn flakes:

And Jason, note: no hot tub. :lol:

 

[Admin]

Coming down now at an unreal rate for this time of year. Wind has shifted direction from southerly to northwesterly behind the front.

 

[mbaydala]

Dumping up in PC also, about 3 or so inches. Packing up the gear and am headed over to alta!!!

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[Admin]

This doesn't suck:

 

[EMSC]

I'll see your forecast, and raise you 3,000 feet :mrgreen: