I know they get a lot of snow in the mountains of Utah,but is 4 feet common?




URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
556 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

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CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
556 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.

UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THIS MORNING ALONG ALL OF
INTERSTATE 70 AND INTERSTATE 15 FROM SANTAQUIN SOUTH TO ST
GEORGE.

BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 FEET IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY
TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW TODAY WILL OCCUR
ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A MIXTURE OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS IS EXPECTED. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS...WITH
SOME HIGH ELEVATION ROADWAYS BECOMING IMPASSABLE. USE CAUTION. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

FOR WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV OR DIAL
511.