Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Salt Lake Valley
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At 445 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tooele Army Depot, or 9 miles southwest of Tooele, moving northeast 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...
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.
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At 445 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tooele Army Depot, or 9 miles southwest of Tooele, moving northeast 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... West Valley City, Tooele, West Jordan, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Draper, Riverton, Herriman, Bluffdale, Ophir, Kearns, Tooele Army Depot, Magna, Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh, Camp Williams, Tooele Army Depot South, Stockton, Rush Valley, and Copperton. This includes Interstate 15 between mile markers 288 and 290.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 4:46AM 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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