Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Salt Lake Valley
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What is happening
At 210 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bingham Canyon Mine, or 11 miles south of West Valley City, moving northeast at 20 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...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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At 210 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bingham Canyon Mine, or 11 miles south of West Valley City, moving northeast at 20 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... West Valley City, Sandy, Murray, West Jordan, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Draper, Riverton, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, South Salt Lake, Herriman, Bluffdale, Kearns, Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, Granite, Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh, Cottonwood West, and Millcreek. This includes Interstate 15 between mile markers 292 and 302.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 2:10PM 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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