Mother Nature delivered a healthy helping of snow across portions of the state Thursday, including in Utah County.

Wet, heavy snow blanketed major roads and thoroughfares, bringing traffic to a slow crawl as drivers navigated the conditions.

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City warned Thursday morning of a “moisture-rich” winter storm to bring widespread snow to higher elevations and to the valleys for most of the day, with lingering showers lasting through Saturday.

Utah County was not initially projected to see heavy snowfall, but by early Thursday afternoon, NWS forecasters updated their winter weather advisory to include Utah Valley as places like Eagle Mountain and Pleasant Grove were experiencing “an impactful amount of snow,” the agency said in a post on X.

Several planned events and school activities were either cancelled or postponed Thursday due to the inclement weather.

Amid the snowfall, snowplows were working to clear the busiest roads before making their way to local neighborhoods.

For that reason, cities like Lehi, American Fork, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Provo, Orem, Vineyard and Spanish Fork, among others in Utah County, prohibit residents from on-street parking when winter storms occur. In some cases, municipalities also urge residents to refrain from parking on streets within 48 hours after a storm ends.

The reason for the enforcement is to allow crews adequate space to safely deploy snowplows to clear the roads.

“It makes it really challenging for us to get the street plowed and to get by safely,” Provo Public Works Director Gordon Haight previously told the Daily Herald. “We encourage people to, if a storm is coming in, to get their vehicles (and) find another place to park so we can go through and help do a better job clearing the street.”

The Utah Department of Transportation also pleaded with drivers to give snowplows plenty of room to operate safely and advised them to never pass a snowplow, especially when their blades are engaged.