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Snow squall brings high winds and holiday travel problems to the Wasatch Front

A wind advisory remains in effect through 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Morning snow slows down traffic along I-215 in West Valley City, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. On Sunday morning, a snow squall brought more snow, intense winds and travel delays for Utahns.

  | Dec. 26, 2021, 7:02 p.m.

A snow squall blew through parts of Utah early Sunday morning, bringing high winds, fresh snowfall and problems for holiday travelers.

And a wind advisory — with gusts up to 55 mph expected — remained in place for the northern Wasatch Front, including Salt Lake and Tooele valleys, through 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City.

But the hardest-hitting part of the fast-moving storm had passed through much of the Wasatch Front by about 9 a.m.

Winds hit 68 mph in the Salt Lake Valley around 8 a.m., the NWS reported. The weather service was reporting 2.5 inches of new snow on the east benches of the Salt Lake Valley, 2 inches in Park City and 1.5 inches in Logan — and added that it was “super-tough to measure snow this morning with all that wind.”

The winter conditions brought hazards to Utah’s roads. The squall was expected to cut visibility to 1/4 of a mile or less.

Meanwhile, dozens of flights at Salt Lake International Airport were either canceled or delayed Sunday morning. According to FlightAware.com, there had been 165 delays and 32 cancelations into or out of the airport by 11:30 a.m.

A winter storm warning, meanwhile, remains in place for the Wasatch Mountains through 8 p.m. Heavy snow and winds of 50 mph can be expected, according to the NWS.