Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Northern Wasatch Front; Salt Lake Valley +1 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 Mountains I-80 North
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 158 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Magna, or near West Valley City, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 158 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Magna, or near West Valley City, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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, Bountiful, West Jordan, Taylorsville, South Salt Lake, North Salt Lake, Woods Cross, Kearns, Salt Lake City International Airport, Magna, Oquirrh, University Of Utah, and Antelope Island State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 15 between mile markers 304 and 316. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 106 and 123.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 1:58PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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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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