Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Salt Lake Valley +1 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
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 146 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tooele Army Depot South, or 13 miles south of Tooele, moving northeast at 25 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....
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 146 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tooele Army Depot South, or 13 miles south of Tooele, moving northeast at 25 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... Tooele, West Jordan, South Jordan, Lehi, Riverton, Herriman, Eagle Mountain, Bluffdale, Cedar Fort, Ophir, Camp Williams, Bingham Canyon Mine, Tooele Army Depot South, Tooele Army Depot, Saratoga Springs, Stockton, Rush Valley, Fairfield, Faust, and Copperton.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 1:46PM 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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