Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Salt Lake Valley +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Salt Lake Valley, Tooele and Rush Valleys, Utah Valley, Wasatch Mountains South of I-80
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
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- Observed
What is happening
At 442 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ophir to near Camp Williams. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 442 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ophir to near Camp Williams. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, Murray, Tooele, West Jordan, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Lehi, Draper, Riverton, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Holladay, South Salt Lake, Herriman, Eagle Mountain, Alpine, Bluffdale, and Little Cottonwood Canyon. This includes the following highways... Interstate 15 between mile markers 283 and 304. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 123 and 128.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 4:42PM 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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