Heavy Snow — Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs, Utah
December 27, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$40K
Area
Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs
Event narrative (NOAA)
Media reports indicated a fatal head-on crash in snow occurred around 10:50 a.m. Road conditions from the nearest road weather sensor (US-40 @ Daniels Summit) indicated wind gusts peaked at 28 mph at 10 a.m. Road grip was decreased from 9:45 a.m. through the remainder of the morning, and was at it's lowest at 10:25 a.m. Visibility dropped below 1 mile around 9:45 a.m., and remained below 1 mile the remainder of the morning.
Other notable heavy snow events in Utah
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · January 15, 19982 killedP Sc Carbon/Nw Emery T X Nw · February 7, 19982 killedW Salt Lake T X W/E Toole T X E · April 7, 20011 killedSalt Lake And Toole Valleys · December 20, 20031 killedSalt Lake And Toole Valleys · February 25, 19961 killedWasatch Mountains South Of I80 · December 5, 19961 killed
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.