All of Utah’s watershed basins are in the triple digits, which means there is above average water up in the mountains that supplies not only thirsty Wasatch Front residents but much of the state.
A strong Pacific storm clobbered California’s Sierra mountains which haunted the region over the weekend with 190 mph winds at high mountain peaks, more than 10 feet of snow, blizzard conditions, road closures and too many traffic pileups to count, according to CBS News.
In Utah, the storm resulted in ski resort closures, blizzard conditions, high winds and low visibility contributing to some operational disruptions at the Salt Lake International Airport, road closures and white-knuckle driving for those travelers who didn’t hunker down at home.