Special Weather Statement for South Central Utah; Capitol Reef National Park and Vicinity
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What is happening
At 1226 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 27 miles north of Lake Powell, or 28 miles southeast of Escalante, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
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Bulletin details
At 1226 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 27 miles north of Lake Powell, or 28 miles southeast of Escalante, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Capitol Reef National Park and Boulder. This includes Utah Route 12 between mile markers 74 and 79.
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Special Weather Statement issued October 22 at 12:26AM 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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