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NWUS55 KSLC 271700
LSRSLC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1000 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
1000 AM AVALANCHE 2 NNE BIG COTTONWOOD - 40.67N 111.68W
02/21/2026 SALT LAKE UT PARK/FOREST SRVC
*** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ ***
TWO PEOPLE WERE ASCENDING IN BUTLER BASIN
WHEN THEY TRIGGERED AN AVALANCHE, AND BOTH
WERE FULLY BURIED. ANOTHER GROUP WITNESSED
THE SLIDE AND IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED,
LOCATING AND RESCUING THE VICTIMS. ONE RIDER
SURVIVED WITH A LEG INJURY. THE OTHER RIDER
WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL
CONDITION BUT LATER SUCCUMBED TO THEIR
INJURIES.
AD
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