Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Eastern Box Elder County
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What you need to know
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What is happening
At 520 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Park Valley, or 23 miles south of Malta, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for northern Utah.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 520 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Park Valley, or 23 miles south of Malta, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Snowville and Curlew Junction. This includes the following highways... Interstate 84 between mile markers 1 and 7. Utah Route 30 between mile markers 71 and 90.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 5:20PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Salt Lake City UT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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