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NWUS55 KSLC 201423
LSRSLC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
723 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0400 PM AVALANCHE 2 S BRIGHTON - CREST 40.56N 111.58W
02/18/2026 WASATCH UT PARK/FOREST SRVC
*** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ ***
A FATHER AND SON WERE SNOWMOBILING IN THE
ANT KNOLLS AREA WHEN THE FATHER BECAME STUCK
AT THE BOTTOM OF A STEEP SLOPE. THE SON
ATTEMPTED TO HELP AND ALSO BECAME STUCK.
DURING THIS TIME, AN AVALANCHE WAS
TRIGGERED. THE FATHER WAS CAUGHT, CARRIED,
AND BURIED IN THE SLIDE. DUE TO THE DEPTH OF
THE SNOW AND THE TIME REQUIRED TO DIG HIM
OUT, HE UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT SURVIVE. TIME
IS APPROXIMATE.
AD
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