Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys
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At 240 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tooele Army Depot, or 7 miles south of Grantsville, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 240 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tooele Army Depot, or 7 miles south of Grantsville, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Tooele, Grantsville, Stansbury Park, Tooele Army Depot, Stockton, Rush Valley, Erda, and Lake Point. This includes Interstate 80 in Utah near mile marker 84, and between mile markers 87 and 94.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 31 at 2:40PM 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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