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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

June 5, 1995Tooele County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 1995, 4:10 PM MDT for Tooele County, Utah. It was in force for 50 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 5, 1995, 4:10 PM MDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 1995, 5:00 PM MDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area: Whole counties

County Tooele County, UT

The nearest sounding before it

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 110 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KSLC 052217 RRA
SVRSLC
UTC045-052300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HIGH WINDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
410 PM MDT MON JUN 5 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HIGH WINDS 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL  500 PM MDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHWEST UTAH

   ...WESTERN TOOELE COUNTY

WINDS GUSTING TO 64 MPH FROM A THUNDERSTORM ARE BEING REPORTED BY THE
AUTOMATIC STATION AT WENDOVER.  THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITHIN THE
HOUR BUT WILL CONTINUE IN THE 30-40 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE EVENING.

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

LOOSE OBJECTS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THEY BECOME AIRBORNE IN STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WINDS.  TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS OR
BRING THEM INDOORS.


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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, 3 hours 30 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, 3 hours 25 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, 55 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, 52 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

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 3:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Box Elder	56 min

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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.