Alert archive / Utah / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 1996, 11:43 AM MDT for Juab County, Utah County, Utah. It was in force for 62 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 1996, 11:43 AM MDT (17:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1996, 12:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Juab County, UT, Utah County, UT
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 11:55 AM MDT | Hail 0.75 | Levan, UT | |
| Jun 21, 12:38 PM MDT | Hail 0.34 | Springville, UT |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2304 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSLC 211748 COR SVRSLC UTC049-023-211845- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1143 AM MDT FRI JUN 21 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL UTAH ...EASTERN UTAH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL UTAH ...EASTERN JUAB COUNTY A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAS PRODUCED 3/4 INCH HAIL AT LEVAN AT ABOUT 1130 AM. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH ABOUT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE PAST NEPHI AND INTO SOUTHEAST UTAH COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM IS DEVELOPING OVER UTAH LAKE AND MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL IN EASTERN UTAH COUNTY FROM ABOUT OREM SOUTHWARD. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS \THE ROAD. CORRECTION FOR EXPIRATION TIME IN TEXT &
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
Local storm report, Jun 21, 6:12 AM MDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
610 AM MDT FRI JUN 21 1996
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0450 PM 10 SW SALT LAKE CITY UT .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/96 SALT LAKE 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
MOVING ACROSS WEST VALLEY
CITY
0500 PM 12 SE SALT LAKE CITY UT FLOODING
06/20/96 SALT LAKE MINOR FLOODING REPORTED IN
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON
FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA
0515 PM SALT LAKE CITY UT 1.25 INCH HAIL
06/20/96 SALT LAKE SPOTTER REPORTED 11/4 INCH
DIAMETER HAIL AT 300W AND
700N AS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM MOVED ACROSS
SALT LAKE CITY
0615 PM HANKSVILLE UT 63 MPH WINDS REPORTED BTWN
06/20/96 WAYNE 615-630 PM. OBSERVER REPORTS
NUMBEROUS TREES DOWNED-LIMBS
EVERYWHERE. POWER LINES DOWN.
55 FOOT TRAILER WAS ON ITS
SIDE. PHONE SERVICE OUT.
REPORTED TO OFFICE AT 715 PM.
0720 PM BRIDGELAND UT .75 IN HAIL FOR A FEW MINUTES.
06/20/96 DUCHESNE
0653 PM BLANDING UT 78 MPH WNDS AT BLANDING SCHOOL.
06/20/96 SAN JUAN LATE REPORT FROM CHANNETL 2 WX
NET SYSTEM RECEIVED AT 955 PM.Local storm report, Jun 21, 6:17 AM MDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
610 AM MDT FRI JUN 21 1996
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0450 PM 10 SW SALT LAKE CITY UT .75 INCH HAIL
06/20/96 SALT LAKE 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
MOVING ACROSS WEST VALLEY
CITY
0500 PM 12 SE SALT LAKE CITY UT FLOODING
06/20/96 SALT LAKE MINOR FLOODING REPORTED IN
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON
FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA
0515 PM SALT LAKE CITY UT 1.25 INCH HAIL
06/20/96 SALT LAKE SPOTTER REPORTED 11/4 INCH
DIAMETER HAIL AT 300W AND
700N AS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM MOVED ACROSS
SALT LAKE CITY
0615 PM HANKSVILLE UT 63 MPH WINDS REPORTED BTWN
06/20/96 WAYNE 615-630 PM. OBSERVER REPORTS
NUMBEROUS TREES DOWNED-LIMBS
EVERYWHERE. POWER LINES DOWN.
55 FOOT TRAILER WAS ON ITS
SIDE. PHONE SERVICE OUT.
REPORTED TO OFFICE AT 715 PM.
0720 PM BRIDGELAND UT .75 IN HAIL FOR A FEW MINUTES.
06/20/96 DUCHESNE
0653 PM BLANDING UT 78 MPH WNDS BLANDING SCHOOL.
06/20/96 SAN JUAN LATE REPORT FROM CHANNEhL 2 WX
NET SYSTEM RECEIVED AT 955 PM.Special weather statement, Jun 21, 9:04 AM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
UTZ004-005-008-012-013-211700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 905 AM MDT FRI JUN 21 1996 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN UTAH... A NUMBER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER EASTERN UTAH THIS MORNING. AT 850 AM THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN EMERY AND WESTERN GRAND COUNTIES EXTENDING SOUTHWEST ACROSS HANKSVILLE TO NEAR BOULDER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT MORE THAN 40 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 6 NORTH OF WADSET AND PASS JUST EAST OF THE CENOSITE/EAST CARBON CITY AREA BY 930 AM. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. ALTHOUGH \THERE MAY BE A TEMPORARY DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...ADDITIONAL STORMS...POSSIBLY STRONG...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. DRS...1503Z
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 9:12 AM MDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
UTZ004-005-008-012-013-211700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 905 AM MDT FRI JUN 21 1996 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN UTAH... CORRECTION FOR CITY NAMES THAT GOT GARBLED A NUMBER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER EASTERN UTAH THIS MORNING. AT 850 AM THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN EMERY AND WESTERN GRAND COUNTIES EXTENDING SOUTHWEST ACROSS HANKSVILLE TO NEAR BOULDER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT MORE THAN 40 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 6 NORTH OF WOODSIDE AND PASS JUST EAST OF THE SUNNYSIDE/EAST CARBON CITY AREA BY 930 AM. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A TEMPORARY DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...ADDITIONAL STORMS...POSSIBLY STRONG...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. DRS.~..1503Z
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Duchesne | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 12:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Sanpete | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 12:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Wasatch | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Summit | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Juab, Sanpete, Utah | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 1:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Duchesne, Summit | 110 min |
| Jun 21, 1:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Morgan, Rich | 94 min |
| Jun 21, 1:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Sanpete, Utah | 85 min |
| Jun 21, 2:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Utah, Wasatch | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Morgan, Rich | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Duchesne | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Rich | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Utah, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.