Northern Utah has snow, southern Utah has flash flood alerts
Jan 1, 2023, 9:30 AM | Updated: Jan 16, 2023, 3:54 pm
UDOT help to address avalanche mitigation in Little Cottonwood Canyon. (UDOT)
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SALT LAKE CITY — The New Year continues what the end of 2022 brought to many Utahns — snow, and in southern Utah, flash flood warnings.
The flash flood warning extends until Sunday afternoon across portions of Iron, Kane, and Washington counties. The National Weather Service said that as of mid-morning on Sunday, flash flooding had already occurred.
Northern Utah woke up to several inches of snow and a winter storm warning for much of the Wasatch Front. The National Weather Service expects snow to continue in all Utah mountains through Sunday night.
By mid-morning, skiers were waiting to drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon. The canyon road was closed as UDOT conducted avalanche mitigation.
🚧#RoadClosureUpdate🚧
👋 LCC travelers, #SR210 still CLOSED. @UDOTavy avalanche mitigation is ongoing. Please be patient while road & avalanche crews work.No estimated opening time – update provided when known.@UDOTTRAFFIC @AltaCentral @AltaAlerts @SnowbirdAlerts @UPDSL pic.twitter.com/esnJarpVpX
— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) January 1, 2023
It’s been an incredible weekend for Utah ski resorts, with all resorts reporting new snow. Overnight at Brighton, the resort got 20 inches of new snow. The new snow has UDOT conducting avalanche mitigation in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
🚧 #BackcountryClosureUpdate 🚧
EXTENDED CLOSURE: @UDOTavy Little Cottonwood Canyon backcountry closure in place for today (1/1) at 6:00AM through tomorrow (1/2) at 8:00AM. https://t.co/xAWbi3H0jg— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) January 1, 2023
The Utah Avalanche Center reports avalanche warnings and high danger for much of the state.
Happy New Year. Avalanche Warning and HIGH danger continues for much of the state. Get the forecast. https://t.co/T3rY14Oc1O pic.twitter.com/mORoWPCNLx
— UtahAvalancheCenter (@UACwasatch) January 1, 2023
Road closures and restrictions
In Utah County, drivers on SR-92, the Alpine Scenic Highway, will need traction devices, chains, or a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
In Salt Lake County, SR-190 and SR-210 (the Cottonwood Canyons) also require traction devices, chains, or 4-wheel drive.
In Summit County, both directions of SR-224 in Park City are closed due to inclement weather.
And in Dagget County, US-191 is closed in both directions at the Utah, Wyoming border. An estimated time of reopening is unknown.
