Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Salt Lake Valley; Utah Valley +5 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Salt Lake Valley, Utah Valley, Wasatch Back, Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Wasatch Mountains South of I-80, Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs, Western Uinta Mountains
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 658 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Cottonwood Heights to Benjamin. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 658 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Cottonwood Heights to Benjamin. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Provo, Sandy, Murray, Park City, Heber City, West Jordan, Orem, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Lehi, Draper, Riverton, Spanish Fork, Pleasant Grove, Cottonwood Heights, Springville, Midvale, Holladay, American Fork, and Herriman. This includes the following highways... Interstate 15 between mile markers 252 and 300. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 145 and 146. US Route 6 between mile markers 174 and 178. US Route 40 between mile markers 1 and 49. Utah Route 35 between mile markers 0 and 11, and near mile marker 13. Mirror Lake Highway between mile markers 0 and 11.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:59PM 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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