Weather.com - 1/12/13
iWitness weather user Lady Pamela uploaded this photo of her Salt Lake City neighborhood Jan. 10, 2013.
Snow and strong winds from Gandolf will wind down by Saturday afternoon in the Northern Plains. Additional accumulations should be minor, but gusty winds will continue to contribute to blowing snow and dangerous travel in North Dakota and northwest Minnesota through the morning.
Gandolf brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions in spots from the northern/central Rockies starting on January 9 and then shifted slowly east into the Northern Plains by January 12. Below are some of the storm reports and snow totals from Gandolf:
- Blizzard conditions were reported in parts of Montana, Idaho and North Dakota.
- Blizzard conditions were also reported at Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado.
- Snow drifts to nine feet in Scobey, Mont.
- An estimated 46.8 inches of snow fell in the mountains of Idaho 18 miles southeast of Burley.
- 45 inches of snow was measured in Utah's Wasatch Mountains at Parrish Creek.
- Up to 12 inches of snow was measured in the Salt Lake City metro area.
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