Snow Squall Warning Issued for Southern and Central Utah Through Wednesday Morning

Alert Details

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Snow Squall Warning for portions of central and southern Utah. The alert is in effect until 11:00 AM MST on February 18, 2026.

Affected Areas

The warning covers the following geographic regions:

• Southern Piute County in central Utah
• Western Garfield County in southern Utah
• Northwestern Kane County in southern Utah
• Southeastern Beaver County in southern Utah
• Eastern Iron County in southern Utah

Specific locations impacted include Junction, Panguitch, Hatch, Antimony, Panguitch Lake, Red Canyon, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, Circleville, Kingston, Brian Head, Hillsdale, and Angle.

Major thoroughfares affected include:

• Interstate 15 between mile markers 97 and 103
• US Route 89 between mile markers 109 and 171
• Utah Route 12 between mile markers 0 and 12

What You Should Do

Residents and travelers are advised to consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to accidents.

Expected Conditions

At 10:00 AM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Beaver to near Cedar Breaks National Monument, moving east at 40 mph. Hazards include:

• Intense bursts of heavy snow
• Visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile
• Gusty winds greater than 50 mph, which could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects
• Blowing snow

Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Timeline

The Snow Squall Warning is effective immediately and is scheduled to expire at 11:00 AM MST on February 18, 2026.