LOGAN – Residents of Cache, Box Elder and Rich counties as well as Southeast Idaho should be prepared for what could be one of the most powerful storms of the season.
The National Weather Service is warning residents of a major winter storm that will affect Cache Valley and surrounding areas with heavy snow likely Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday morning.
The predicted storm is expected to spread heavy snow from the West Coast to the Northeast with Utah expected to have a state wide heavy blanket of the white stuff.
The potential for snow squeals exist for areas east of the Wasatch Mountains until late Tuesday night. Cache Valley and the Bear River Valley could see from 6” to 12″ or as much as 15”.
Be prepared for difficult driving conditions and heavy snow or blowing snow. Postpone travel or if you must use mass transit. Carry a winter survival kit.
This weather forecast is expected to bring numerous weather hazards not only in Utah but across the country with significant changes in temperatures across the country this week. Most of the continental United States will experience some kind of change in the weather.
The heavy accumulating snow should be limited to higher elevations in the mountains, with a lighter rain/snow mix for the interior valleys.Snow will begin to mix in with the rain as temperatures cool Tuesday night through Wednesday with
addition to the snow, a deepening low pressure system over the Great Basin and multiple fronts pushing through the West will bring widespread very strong, gusty winds of 50-60 mph, locally as high as 80 mph in some terrain locations, to most of the West and adjacent High Plains Tuesday-Wednesday. The winds will lead to blizzard conditions for portions of the Northern/Central United States.