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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A fast-moving storm hit northern Utah with wind, rain, hail and snow, and prompted officials to close different stretches of I-15 in Millard County Friday night.
The interstate was closed northbound two miles north of Cove Fort, and southbound one mile south of Scipio.
NB I-15 Closed
— UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) December 17, 2016
at MP 136 (2 mi N of Cove Fort) Millard Co.
Use Alt Route
SB I-15 Closed
— UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) December 17, 2016
at MP 187 (1 mi S of Scipio) Millard Co.
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Part of I-70 in Emery County and part of Redwood Road in the Salt Lake Valley were also closed.
WB I-70 Closed
— UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) December 17, 2016
at MP 123 (37 mi W of Green River) Emery Co.
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Redwood RD closed at 7000 for 3 or 4 minor accidents/slide-offs that need to be cleaned up. No major accidents and no major injuries.
— KSL Newsradio (@kslnewsradio) December 17, 2016
Earlier Friday, UHP closed I-80 eastbound through Parleys Canyon for a time due to poor road conditions.
The fast-moving storm barreled into northern Utah during the noon hour, bringing strong wind gusts and hail that turned to rain, and snow in some places. It hit particularly hard along the benches and in the canyons, and caused a slushy commute along the Wasatch Front.
In Sandy, the new snow caused problems for students trying to get home from school. The Canyons School District alerted parents that it might take extra time for their children to make it home via school bus due to the weather conditions. The Park City School District also predicted its buses would run late due to road conditions.
“It’s cold and wet, and slushy. And (we have) our lake out here on the corner,” said Robyn Roth, a crossing guard in Sandy.
Wild weather also caused hundreds of homes to lose electricity, and led to an avalanche warning overnight.
The National Weather Service reported winds overnight of nearly 50 mph in many parts of Northern Utah.
Rocky Mountain Power spokesperson Margaret Oler said winds caused several electrical pole fires that led to power outages. The largest outage was in Tooele, where nearly 2,700 customers were without power for several hours overnight.
Avalanche Warning for northern and central Utah mountains and western Uintas. Rain, snow and high winds have created a HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER
— UtahAvalancheCenter (@UACwasatch) December 16, 2016
The avalanche warning is in effect through Saturday morning in northern and central Utah mountains.
Zion Dispatch: Kolob Canyon road closed due to rockfalls.
— Zion National Park (@ZionNPS) December 16, 2016
Contributing: Associated Press, Sam Penrod
