Alert archive / Utah / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 1992, 8:19 PM MDT for Rich County, Utah. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 1992, 8:19 PM MDT (02:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 1992, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
- Area
- Whole counties
County Rich County, UT
The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 109 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 219 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSLC 130220 SVRSLC UTC033-130300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 819 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN NORTH CENTRAL UTAH ...NORTHERN RICH COUNTY RADAR INDICATES A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF RICH COUNTY AT 815 PM THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND APPEARS TO BE ON COURSE TO HIT THE BEAR LAKE STATE PARK AREA SHORTLY. THIS STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID INJURY. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:38 PM MDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
UTZALL-130500-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
235 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 1992
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE...UTAH LAKE...BEAR
LAKE AND STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR UNTIL 1000 PM TONIGHT...
...STRONG WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTHWEST UTAH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...
...CHANGE TO COLDER WETTER WEATHER OVER UTAH THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
A VIGOROUS PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...STRONG SOUTH WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE BLOWING IN WESTERN UTAH. DUE TO THESE WINDS...A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM TONIGHT FOR THE GREAT
SALT LAKE...UTAH LAKE...STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR AND BEAR LAKE. THE
STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF UTAH
SATURDAY AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR LAKE POWELL AND
FLAMING GORGE.
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO WESTERN UTAH LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE WASATCH FRONT AREA THIS EVENING. WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT IN NEVADA AND SOME OF
THESE WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT INTO UTAH. STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO
50 MPH AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT
WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE STATE TONIGHT BUT THUNDER-
STORMS WITH THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG.
THIS FRONT MARKS THE LEADING EDGE OF A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS ASSOCIATED
WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE DURING THE
WEEKEND AND THE AIRMASS WILL BE GRADUALLY MOISTENING UP WITH A
GREATER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BY SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS IN THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL BE LOWERING TO AROUND THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL AS
THIS LOW MOVES IN.
RESIDENTS IN NORTHWEST UTAH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
SHOULD SECURE OUTDOOR BELONGINGS AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL ALONG WITH DEADLY LIGHTNING. IF A STRONG
STORM APPROACHES...TAKE COVER. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG...SHIFTING WINDS.
ALSO...VISIBILITIES MAY BE BRIEFLY REDUCED BY BLOWING DUST.
BOATERS IN NORTHWEST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND IN THE
EAST TOMORROW...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER
OPEN WATER...AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF CONDITIONS BECOME SEVERE.
BOATING SAFETY BEGINS ON SHORE. BEFORE SETTING OUT...CHECK THE
LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS... ADVISORIES...AND WARNINGS FOR YOUR
BOATING AREA.
PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND...PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...SHOULD BE READY FOR COLDER WET WEATHER AND TAKE
EXTRA CLOTHING AND SHELTER.
FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.
PJW/W JA 2037Z...Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:40 PM MDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
UTZALL-130500-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
240 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 1992
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE...UTAH LAKE...BEAR
LAKE AND STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR UNTIL 1000 PM TONIGHT...
...STRONG WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTHWEST UTAH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...
...CHANGE TO COLDER WETTER WEATHER OVER UTAH THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
A VIGOROUS PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...STRONG SOUTH WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE BLOWING IN WESTERN UTAH. DUE TO THESE WINDS...A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM TONIGHT FOR THE GREAT
SALT LAKE...UTAH LAKE...STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR AND BEAR LAKE. THE
STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF UTAH
SATURDAY AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR LAKE POWELL AND
FLAMING GORGE.
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO WESTERN UTAH LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE WASATCH FRONT AREA THIS EVENING. WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT IN NEVADA AND SOME OF
THESE WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT INTO UTAH. STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO
50 MPH AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT
WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE STATE TONIGHT BUT THUNDER-
STORMS WITH THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG.
THIS FRONT MARKS THE LEADING EDGE OF A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS ASSOCIATED
WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE DURING THE
WEEKEND AND THE AIRMASS WILL BE GRADUALLY MOISTENING UP WITH A
GREATER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BY SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS IN THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL BE LOWERING TO AROUND THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL AS
THIS LOW MOVES IN.
RESIDENTS IN NORTHWEST UTAH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
SHOULD SECURE OUTDOOR BELONGINGS AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL ALONG WITH DEADLY LIGHTNING. IF A STRONG
STORM APPROACHES...TAKE COVER. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG...SHIFTING WINDS.
ALSO...VISIBILITIES MAY BE BRIEFLY REDUCED BY BLOWING DUST.
BOATERS IN NORTHWEST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND IN THE
EAST TOMORROW...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER
OPEN WATER...AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF CONDITIONS BECOME SEVERE.
BOATING SAFETY BEGINS ON SHORE. BEFORE SETTING OUT...CHECK THE
LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS... ADVISORIES...AND WARNINGS FOR YOUR
BOATING AREA.
PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND...PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...SHOULD BE READY FOR COLDER WET WEATHER AND TAKE
EXTRA CLOTHING AND SHELTER.
FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.
PJW/WpJA 2040Z...Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:14 PM MDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
UTZ006-007-009-130400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 415 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1000 PM FOR SOUTHWESTERN UTAH THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IRON...WASHINGTON...BEAVER...MILLARD...SEVIER...SANPETE...AND PIUTE. WINDS GUSTING TO ABOVE 58 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CEDAR CITY UTAH AT 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR CHILDREN'S TOYS. THESE OBJECTS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THEY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVERS OF TRAILERS...CAMPERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO STRONG CROSS-WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS.
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:23 PM MDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
UTZALL-130300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 520 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST UTAH UNTIL 1100 PM THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST UTAH UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL MAJOR NORTHERN UTAH RECREATIONAL LAKES UNTIL 1000 MPH THIS EVENING... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOW UNTIL 1100 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST UTAH... BOX ELDER...TOOELE...UTAH...WESTERN WASATCH...SALT LAKE...DAVIS WEBER...CACHE...MORGAN...WESTERN RICH AND WESTERN SUMMIT. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST UTAH. IN ADDITION...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM FOR ALL NORTHERN UTAH RESERVOIRS AND RECREATIONAL LAKES. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG A WENDOVER UTAH TO ELY NEVADA LINE AT 430 PM WAS MOVING EASTWARD AT AROUND 20 MPH. THIS FRONT IS THE REASON FOR THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN UTAH. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST UTAH. THESE STORMS ARE NOT STRONG YET...BUT SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. VERY STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHWEST UTAH. AT CEDAR CITY WINDS HAVE REACHED 58 MPH IN GUSTS. AT LA VERKIN /WASHINGTON COUNTY/ WINDS TO 50 MPH HAVE BROUGHT DOWN A NUMBER OF BRANCHES. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE A LITTLE LATE THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN IN THE 20-30 MPH RANGE. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER NORTHERN UTAH HAVE ALSO PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL RECREATIONAL LAKES OF NORTHERN UTAH. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EXISTS ON THE LAKES AND BOATERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OFF THEM TONIGHT. THIS IS A STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE STATE THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MCC....2322Z
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
UTZ001>003-010-130400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 650 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 1992 ...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING TOWARDS THE WASATCH FRONT... A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE WEST DESERT EARLY THIS EVENING IS SETTING IT'S SIGHTS ON THE WASATCH FRONT AREA. THE FRONT IS CURRENTLY HALFWAY BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND WENDOVER AND IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS WILL PUT THE FRONT INTO THE WASATCH FRONT COMMUNITIES BETWEEN 730 AND 900 PM. NORTHWEST WINDS BRIEFLY EXCEEDING 50 MPH WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT. LOOK FOR BLOWING DUST AND SALT TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE A PROBLEM...SO TIE LOOSE OBJECTS DOWN RIGHT AWAY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST UTAH UNTIL 1100 PM MDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. THIS IS POTENTIAL DANGEeROUS STORM SYSTEM. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. MCC...0045Z
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 7:22 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
UTZ001>003-010-130400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 720 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 1992 ...STRONG COLD FRONT HITS NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT... A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WASATCH FRONT. AT 715 PM THIS EVENING THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM OGDEN TO MAGNA AND IS MOVING RAPIDLY EASTWARD. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST..SALT AND DEBRIS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT EASTWARD THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PERSONS ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID INJURY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. REMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST UTAH UNTIL 1100 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS IS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. MCC...0121Z
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Cache | 45 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.