Snow in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Erica Neff, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — For only the second time since weather records began, Saturday marked a second-straight day snow was accumulating in St. George.
Much of the white stuff fell in the overnight hours, allowing St. George residents to wake up to a winter wonderland just a week before the first day of spring and just a few days after the daytime high was in the 70s in the area.
According to the National Weather Service, the only other time since the late 1800s there has been accumulating snow in St. George in March was 2006. The 1.5 inches of snow reported Saturday morning is the ninth-most ever in one day in March in St. George.
That comes a day after St. George received an inch of snow.
Further north, the weather service says Cedar City also received an inch of snow Friday.
The biggest accumulations of snow have been in the local mountains and in Beaver County. Brian Head has reported 5 inches of snow since Friday, while Beaver has seen 6 inches of snow.
The snow of the morning gave way to a sunny afternoon in St. George and is expected to stay the same throughout the day Sunday, according to the weather service, before a chance of rain showers Monday.
To get even more snow, a person needs to drive further north where Cedar City and Beaver have a chance of additional snowfall Monday and Tuesday after a sunny Sunday.
St. George News readers sent their shots of snow throughout Southern Utah.
Updated 5:30 p.m., March 13, 2021: Additional photos.
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Snowfall in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Ron Gautschi, St. George News
Snowfall in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Ron Gautschi, St. George News
Snowfall in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Ron Gautschi, St. George News
By midday, most of the snow that had covered Sandtown Park in St. George, Utah, had melted and evaporated away, save for this lonely snowman. March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snow in Mllford, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Shane Esplin, St. George News
Snow in Leeds, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Jessica Cox, St. George News
Snow in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Erica Neff, St. George News
Snow in Hurricane, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Todd Cole, St. George News
Snowfall in the Diamond Valley area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Joannie Hill, St. George News
Snowfall in Ivins City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Hollie Stark, St. George News
View from Eastridge Drive of St. George Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah, after snowfall on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
View from Eastridge Drive of St. George, Utah, after snowfall on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall in Ivins City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Ron Gautschi, St. George News
Snowfall in Ivins City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Ron Gautschi, St. George News
Snowfall in Ivins City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Ron Gautschi, St. George News
Snowfall in Washington City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall at Green Spring Golf Course in Washington City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall at Green Spring Golf Course in Washington City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall in the Mall Drive area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Gerard Dauphinais, St. George News
Snowfall in the Mall Drive area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Gerard Dauphinais, St. George News
Snowfall in the Mall Drive area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Gerard Dauphinais, St. George News
Snowfall in the Mall Drive area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Gerard Dauphinais, St. George News
Snowfall in Ivins City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Dustin Halverson, St. George News
Snowfall in Washington City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Paula Davis, St. George News
Snowfall in the Bloomington Hills area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Ashley Buff, St. George News
Snowfall in Ivins City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Kimberly Hutchings, St. George News
Snowfall in the Diamond Valley area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Andrea Holbert, St. George News
Snowfall in downtown area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Julie Harwood, St. George News
Snowfall in Hurricane, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Lance Bertola, St. George News
Snowfall in Desert Canyon area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Matt Mattice, St. George News
Snowfall in at St. George Golf Course in the Bloomington Hills area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Samantha Burton, St. George News
Snowfall in Desert Canyon area of St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Jaleen Nielsen, St. George News
Snowfall in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall in St. George, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Snowfall in Washington City, Utah, on March 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Jamie Johnson, St. George News
A chart showing the top 13 days of snowfall in St. George in March since records began. It doesn't include the one inch of snowfall that fell March 12 and the at least 1.5 inches of snow in St. George on March 13, 2021 | Chart courtesy of National Weather Service, St. George News | Click to enlarge
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O'Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.