Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Northern Wasatch Front +4 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Northern Wasatch Front, Salt Lake Valley, Tooele and Rush Valleys, Wasatch Back, Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Wasatch Mountains South of I-80
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 634 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stansbury Park to near Bingham Canyon Mine. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 634 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stansbury Park to near Bingham Canyon Mine. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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, Layton, Murray, Bountiful, Tooele, Farmington, Grantsville, West Jordan, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Draper, Riverton, Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Kaysville, Holladay, Syracuse, and South Salt Lake. This includes the following highways... Interstate 15 between mile markers 289 and 332. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 73 and 142.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 6:35PM 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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