Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Northern Wasatch Front; Salt Lake Valley +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Northern Wasatch Front, Salt Lake Valley, Wasatch Back, Wasatch Mountains I-80 North
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 504 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Magna to Salt Lake City. Movement was north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 504 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Magna to Salt Lake City. Movement was north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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... Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Layton, Murray, Bountiful, Farmington, Hill Air Force Base, Taylorsville, Roy, Clearfield, Kaysville, Syracuse, South Salt Lake, Clinton, South Ogden, North Salt Lake, Centerville, Woods Cross, Washington Terrace, and Riverdale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 15 between mile markers 301 and 338. Interstate 84 between mile markers 83 and 102. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 106 and 125.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 5:04PM 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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