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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Snow made its way down into the valley.
A quick-hitting storm moved into the Beehive State overnight on Tuesday, bringing much cooler temperatures as well as a forecast for a wintry mix.
The National Weather Service initially warned on Sunday the storm would bring valley rain and mountain snow that would begin to taper off by the evening. ABC4’s 4Warn Weather Team on Tuesday morning, however, said the snow levels were likely to reach down to the valley floors.
Just after 9 a.m., The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City reported nearly a quarter-inch of accumulated snow at the Salt Lake International Airport on the ground.
Video provided by ABC4’s Jonathan May, seen in the video player above, showed big fluffy flakes of snow falling to the ground throughout Salt Lake City. The snow could be seen building up on the grass and trees, as well as on the hood of cars.
The good news for those who prefer to keep snow up in the mountains? The valley floor snow is not expected to stick around.
ABC4’s 4Warn Weather team said any snow accumulation in the valleys should only be an inch or less and will stick mainly to grassy and elevated surfaces. A brief slush is expected in some of the heavier bursts of precipitation.
Still, the sudden change impacted the morning commute throughout the Beehive State with several crashes and areas of slowing throughout the valley.
UDOT’s Traffic Map showed several areas of slowed traffic on Tuesday morning stretching from Farmington in Davis County to Lehi in Utah County. What usually is a green line representing a normal flow of traffic on I-15 was instead replaced by a line of yellow with intermittent lines of red marking slowed traffic.
Traffic along southbound I-215 near the Salt Lake International Airport was also slowed as well as I-80 traffic into Parley’s Canyon.
Ahead of the wet weather, UDOT issued a road weather alert for several state roads. UDOT warned drivers that road conditions could be hazardous with wet conditions and Utah drivers should take caution during their commute.
In addition, the Traction Law was put into effect for both Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon.