A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. ONE PERSON DIED WHEN THEIR SMALL PRIVATE PLANE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN NEAR JORDANELLE DAM IN HEAVY SNOW. RAIN AND SNOW MELT RESULTED IN FLOODING IN THE CACHE VALLEY AT PETERSBORO. STANDING WATER CLOSED MAIN STREET AND WATER FILLED SEVERAL HOMES BASEMENTS. STRONG WIND GUSTS BLEW OVER SIGNS AND RIPPED OFF SHINGLES IN CEDAR CITY.PEAK WIND GUSTS WERE (MPH)..  OTTER CREEK RAWS (RICH CO)    90     WASATCH RIDGELINE             79  SIGNAL PEAK (SEVIER CO)              74    LOST CREEK (SEVIER CO)    64  OLYMPUS COVE                               62    TOOELE                                60  DUGWAY                                      59SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..  BEN LOMOND PEAK     32  SNOWBIRD                 27  ALTA UDOT               24  SOLITUDE                     22  TIMP DIVIDE               22  TONY GROVE LAKE   20  ALTA LIFTS                   20  BRIGHTON                  19  MONTE CRISTO         18  PARK CITY RIDGE        17  FARMINGTON CYN     15  HIGH UINTAS               14  DANIELS PASS             14  TRIAL LAKE                13  KOLOB-ZION NP         12  CEDAR BREAKS           12  THE CANYONS          12  CHALK CREEK            11  SPRUCES                      11  WASATCH PLATEAU 10  JORDANELLE RES       9  KAMAS                            9  PARK CITY                 8  BRIAN HEAD                8  KIMBALL JUNCTION        4  HEBER CITY             4

Winter Storm in W SUMMIT T NW/SE SALT LAKE/WASATCH X SC/E UTAH/P X E JUAB/X NW SAN PETE, UTAH
From 01-JAN-06 22:00:00 to 03-JAN-06 10:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Alta 36" storm total snow, 79 mph wind gusts. A small plane crashed in to a mountain in heavy snow near the Jordanelle Reservoir in heavy snow, killing the pilot.

Heavy Snow in P NC WEBER/P C MORGAN/P W C SUMMIT/P SC WASATCH, UTAH
From 01-JAN-06 22:00:00 to 03-JAN-06 10:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

9" at Kamas and PArk City, including 3" in 1 hr 1/3 am.

Flash Flood in CACHE, UTAH
From 01-JAN-06 22:00:00 to 02-JAN-06 10:00:00 (MST)
Location: PETERSBORO SIDING
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Newspaper reports of flooding in homes in Petersboro, UT in Cache Valley. Number of homes not given.

High Wind in C W BOX ELDER/C W XE TOOLE/X W SALT LAKE/X NW UTAH, UTAH
From 02-JAN-06 17:00:00 to 02-JAN-06 17:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 58 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dugway-Fish Springs Mesonet

Winter Storm in RICH/CACHE T NW/P E C WEBER/MOST OF MORGAN/NW SUMMIT/NE SALT LAKE/X NE BOX ELDER, UTAH
From 02-JAN-06 21:30:00 to 02-JAN-06 21:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Otter Creek RAWS. 36" storm total on Ben Lomond Peak

Winter Storm in X NW KANE/XS XE IRON/N W WASHINGTON/NW WC GARFIELD/PIUTE/W WAYNE/SEVIER T C/X E MILLARD/S SANPETE T SC/X SE JUAB/P X NW EMERY/X E BEAVER, UTAH
From 01-JAN-06 22:00:00 to 03-JAN-06 10:00:00 (MST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

12" snow at Cedar breaks and 74 mph gust at Signal Peak (Sevier Co.)

High Wind in W SALT LAKE T X W/E TOOLE T X E, UTAH
From 02-JAN-06 19:30:00 to 02-JAN-06 19:30:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 62 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Olympus Cove weather station