Nearly the entire state of Utah is under Winter Storm Warnings right now. ย The Cottonwood Canyons are forecasted to get 10-20 inches of snow between now and 6pm Sunday. ย Avalanche danger is expected to be high with this storm. ย NOAA has also issued an Avalanche Watch with this coming storm.
Utah has been getting it good this early season and this storm will add to their already solid base. ย Expect some great photos coming out of Alta and Snowbird tomorrow and Monday.
NOAA SALT LAKE CITY:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 823 PM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH- WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY... WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY... SCOFIELD...EVANSTON ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE NORTHERN UTAH MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...INCLUDING THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS...WESTERN UINTAS... WASATCH PLATEAU...BOOK CLIFFS AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES IN SOUTHWEST WYOMING. 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW HAS TURNED MORE SHOWERY IN THESE AREAS BUT LOCALLY HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROUTES IN THIS AREA ARE SNOW COVERED CREATING SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.