A cold and moist Pacific storm brought heavy snowfall to most of Utah for Christmas, with significant accumulations in both the valleys and mountains.

Winter Storm in WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 16:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 01:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snowfall amounts included 27 inches at Brighton Resort, 27 inches at Deer Valley, 21 inches at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, and 20 inches at Alta Ski Area. Winds were also strong at times, particularly early in the event, which included a peak recorded wind gust of 74 mph at the Park City - Jupiter sensor on December 23.

Winter Storm in GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 04:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Snow reports from the Great Salt Lake Desert included 6 inches in Rosette and 4 inches at the Hill Air Force Base Utah Test and Training Range. In addition, winds were strong early on December 25, with a peak wind gust of 58 mph at the Interstate 80 at Milepost 1 sensor.

Winter Storm in WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

The Chepeta SNOTEL received 2.80 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation during this event, or approximately 32 inches of snow. In addition, the Chepeta RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 72 mph.

Winter Storm in SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 25-DEC-16 20:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Manti received a storm total of 10 inches of snow; the 8.0 inches that Manti received on the calendar day of December 25 broke the previous daily record of 6.0 inches set in 1981.

Winter Storm in WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 16:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 01:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow amounts included 33 inches at Powder Mountain and 24 inches at Snowbasin Resort. In addition, Laketown received a storm total of 11 inches of snow; the 8.0 inches that Laketown received on the calendar day of December 25 broke the previous daily record of 4.0 inches set in 1941. Winds were also strong at times through the storm, with a peak wind gust of 77 mph at Ogden Peak.

Winter Storm in SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 01:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Kanab and Apple Valley both received 6 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

The Mt. Baldy SNOTEL in central Utah recorded 1.80 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 25 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 01:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snowfall included 43 inches at Brian Head Resort and 42 inches at Eagle Point.

Winter Storm in WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 23:00:00 to 25-DEC-16 20:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

The Timberline SNOTEL received 2.20 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 24 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in WEST CENTRAL UTAH, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 25-DEC-16 20:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Storm total snowfall included 13 inches in Fillmore and 9 inches in Oak City. The 9.0 inches of snow that Fillmore received on the calendar day of December 25 broke the daily record of 6.0 inches set in 1959.

Winter Storm in SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 25-DEC-16 17:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Storm total snowfall included 14 inches at Upper Millcreek and Cottonwood Heights, 13 inches in West Valley and Tooele, and 12 inches in Sandy and the Upper Avenues. Many other locations across the area received 8-11 inches of snow. The official Salt Lake City snowfall of 8.6 inches on the calendar day of December 25 was the second most on record, behind only the 1916 daily total of 9.0 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 01:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Storm total snow reports included 13 inches of snow at Mountain Dell Dam, 9 inches at the Park City Library, 8 inches in Heber City, and 7 inches in Liberty.

Winter Storm in CACHE VALLEY/UTAH, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 19:45:00 to 26-DEC-16 03:30:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snowfall in the Cache Valley included 13 inches in North Logan and 12 inches in Logan.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 17:00:00 to 25-DEC-16 16:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Storm total snowfall amounts included 17 inches at Bountiful Bench, 14 inches in Centerville, 13 inches in Bountiful, and 11 inches in Brigham City, South Ogden, and Northeast Ogden Bench.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 26-DEC-16 01:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Storm total snowfall reports included 15 inches in Payson, 14 inches in Spanish Fork, 12 inches in Salem, and 10 inches in Springville. For the calendar day of December 25, both Spanish Fork and Provo BYU set daily records for snowfall; in the case of Provo BYU, their daily snowfall of 7.3 inches broke the old record of 6.0 inches set in 1920.

Winter Storm in SOUTHWEST UTAH, UTAH
From 23-DEC-16 20:00:00 to 25-DEC-16 23:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Storm total snow reports included 9 inches at New Harmony and 6 inches at Cedar City.