Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 420 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles southwest of Park Valley, or 37 miles southeast of Oakley Reservoir, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 420 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles southwest of Park Valley, or 37 miles southeast of Oakley Reservoir, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Park Valley, Locomotive Springs, and Rosette. This includes Utah Route 30 between mile markers 25 and 70.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 4:20PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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