SALT LAKE CITY — A winter storm system is bringing cold temperatures to northern Utah valleys and snow to the mountains Tuesday.
According to Cache County police dispatchers, U.S. Highway 89 through Logan Canyon was closed in both directions just after 2:30 p.m. due to whiteout conditions but was reopened around 4:30 p.m.
Traction laws went into effect just before noon for state Routes 190 and 210 through Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood canyons, meaning that traction devices such as tire chains or four-wheel are required for vehicles driving those roads.
Precipitation started around midday Tuesday and is expected to continue through 6 a.m. Wednesday. Valleys will likely only see traces of snow up to an inch, but northern Utah mountains could see 8-12 inches, according to KSL Weather Meteorologist Grant Weyman.