Winter Storm Warning for Saint George Area
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11
PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS, THE WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS, THE BOOKCLIFFS AND WASATCH PLATEAU, THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 30 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY DECREASE IN
INTENSITY FOR A PERIOD LATER SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP SUNDAY
EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ROADWAYS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING
AND MAY IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND MONDAY EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING
CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE CAUTION. 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.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX OR DIAL
511.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT.
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY
FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT.
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
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