Utahs snowpack breaks 71yearold record Cox issues flood declaration as melt nears

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s snowpack is now higher than it has ever been since statewide records were first established in the 1930s. The statewide average reached 29 inches of snow water equivalent Tuesday morning, surpassing the previous record of 28.8 inches set during the 1951-52 snow season, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It’s since grown to 29.4 inches of water, as of Tuesday afternoon. The 30-year normal is 15.8 inches, while Utah’s snowpack only maxed out at 12 inches last year. Utah’s snowpack already shattered 1983’s previous record for the highest statewide snowpack since data became automated…