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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

June 5, 1995Box Elder County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 1995, 3:19 PM MDT for Box Elder County, Utah. It was in force for 56 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 1995, 3:19 PM MDT (21:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 1995, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area
Whole counties

County Box Elder County, UT

The nearest sounding before it

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 129 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 1995-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 1995-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 5, 12:40 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
UTZALL-060700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1240 PM MDT MON JUN 05 1995

          ...ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING UTAH...

A VERY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1230 PM EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL IDAHO TO
CENTRAL NEVADA.  IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
WERE BLOWING IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS.  WINDS OF 15-25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT MAINLY IN
NORTHERN UTAH.  SINCE THE LOWEST LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE DRY THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE MICROBURST WINDS.  THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST AS HIGH
AS 40-50 MPH WITH THUNDERSTORMS.

BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.  IN THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY
TEMPERATURES COULD VERY WELL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS IN NORTHERN UTAH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.  TAKE COVER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS SYSTEM.

OMAI 05/1840Z
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 12:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
UTZALL-060700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1240 PM MDT MON JUN 05 1995

          ...ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING UTAH...

A VERY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1230 PM EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL IDAHO TO
CENTRAL NEVADA.  IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
WERE BLOWING IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS.  WINDS OF 15-25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT MAINLY IN
NORTHERN UTAH.  SINCE THE LOWEST LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE DRY THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE MICROBURST WINDS.  THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST AS HIGH
AS 40-50 MPH WITH THUNDERSTORMS.

BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.  IN THE AGRICULTURAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY
TEMPERATURES COULD VERY WELL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS IN NORTHERN UTAH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.  TAKE COVER WHEN THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS SYSTEM.

OMAI 05/1840Z
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:15 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
UTZALL-060300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
315 PM MDT MON JUN 05 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST UTAH UNTIL 900 PM
    TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST UTAH VALID UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING.  THE
WATCH AREA IS 80 MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF
DUGWAY TO 90 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF JACKSON WYOMING AND INCLUDES
ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN UTAH...

BOX ELDER      CACHE          RICH
TOOELE         DAVIS          WEBER
MORGAN         SALT LAKE      UTAH
WASATCH        SUMMIT

ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE ALL THE MAJOR CITIES ALONG THE
WASATCH FRONT...SALT LAKE CITY, OGDEN, PROVO, BRIGHAM CITY, LOGAN,
AND TOOELE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS BEARING DOWN ON UTAH THIS AFTERNOON.  AS OF
300 PM...THE FRONT WAS JUST BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE STATE.  THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY SHIFTING WINDS AS IT PUSHES INTO THE WASATCH
FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.  THE FRONT WILL
CROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF UTAH LATER TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO
EASTERN UTAH AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE FRONT IN THOSE
AREAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG.

THIS FRONT MARKS THE LEADING EDGE OF A VERY COLD AIRMASS FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR THAT WILL LINGER OVER UTAH THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF
THE WEEK.  DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN UTAH
AGRICULTURAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL... DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.  TAKE COVER WHEN
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
UPDATES ON THIS STORM.

PJW...2117Z
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:18 PM MDT, 1 minute before
UTZALL-060300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
315 PM MDT MON JUN 05 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST UTAH UNTIL 900 PM
    TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST UTAH VALID UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING.  THE
WATCH AREA IS 80 MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF
DUGWAY TO 90 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF JACKSON WYOMING AND INCLUDES
ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN UTAH...

BOX ELDER      CACHE          RICH
TOOELE         DAVIS          WEBER
MORGAN         SALT LAKE      UTAH
WASATCH        SUMMIT

ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE ALL THE MAJOR CITIES ALONG THE
WASATCH FRONT...SALT LAKE CITY, OGDEN, PROVO, BRIGHAM CITY, LOGAN,
AND TOOELE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS BEARING DOWN ON UTAH THIS AFTERNOON.  AS OF
300 PM...THE FRONT WAS JUST BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE STATE.  THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY SHIFTING WINDS AS IT PUSHES INTO THE WASATCH
FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.  THE FRONT WILL
CROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF UTAH LATER TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO
EASTERN UTAH AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE FRONT IN THOSE
AREAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG.

THIS FRONT MARKS THE LEADING EDGE OF A VERY COLD AIRMASS FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR THAT WILL LINGER OVER UTAH THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF
THE WEEK.  DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN UTAH
AGRICULTURAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL... DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN..  TAKE COVER WHEN
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
UPDATES ON THIS STORM.

PJW...2117Z

The office that day

Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 4:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCTooele50 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.