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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

August 2, 2005Davis County, Morgan County, Salt Lake County, Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2005, 7:23 PM MDT for Davis County, Morgan County, Salt Lake County, Utah. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 2, 2005, 7:23 PM MDT (01:23 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2005, 8:15 PM MDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Davis County, UT, Morgan County, UT, Salt Lake County, UT

The radar

The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 2, 7:30 PM MDT	HAIL 1	Bountiful, UT

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 5 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: 603 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

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

000 
WUUS55 KSLC 030125
SVRSLC
UTC011-029-035-030215-
/O.NEW.KSLC.SV.W.0060.050803T0123Z-050803T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
723 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DAVIS COUNTY IN UTAH
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOUNTIFUL
  SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN UTAH
  NORTHERN SALT LAKE COUNTY IN UTAH
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST VALLEY CITY...SALT LAKE CITY

* UNTIL 815 PM MDT

* AT 717 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  BOUNTIFUL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PORTERSVILLE BY 750 PM MDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

OTHER STORMS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST SALT LAKE VALLEY 5 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF WEST VALLEY CITY MOVGIN NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM 
WILL BE NEAR THE SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT BY 745 PM.

LAT...LON 4076 11216 4064 11213 4059 11199 4088 11153
      4106 11180

$$

SMITH

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS55 KSLC 030156
SVSSLC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
756 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005

UTC011-029-035-030215-
/O.CON.KSLC.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-050803T0215Z/
MORGAN UT-SALT LAKE UT-DAVIS UT-
756 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DAVIS...NORTH CENTRAL SALT LAKE AND SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN
COUNTIES...

AT 752 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR NORTH SALT LAKE...OR ABOUT NEAR SALT LAKE CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BOUNTIFUL BY 805 PM MDT
  CENTERVILLE BY 810 PM MDT

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4086 11200 4074 11195 4073 11182 4088 11154
      4105 11176

$$

SMITH

000 
WWUS55 KSLC 030215
SVSSLC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
815 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005

UTC011-029-035-030225-
/O.EXP.KSLC.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-050803T0215Z/
MORGAN UT-SALT LAKE UT-DAVIS UT-
815 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAVIS...NORTH
CENTRAL SALT LAKE AND SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 815 PM
MDT...

THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THUS THE WARNING 
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STORNG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL ARE STILL 
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY RAIN.

LAT...LON 4086 11200 4074 11195 4073 11182 4088 11154
      4105 11176

$$

SMITH

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.

NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 2, 2:15 PM MDT, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 2:15 PM MDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
215 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2005

.SYNOPSIS...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER UTAH WILL REMAIN OVER
UTAH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A DRIER AIR WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD INTO THE
REGION FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...ACTIVE CONVECTIVE EVENT IN PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTHERN UT
AT THIS TIME...AHEAD OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH LIFTING INTO NV. THIS WAVE
IS INTERACTING WITH VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS REGION...WITH
PW VALUES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH. EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE THROUGH
OVERNIGHT HOURS AS NV SHORTWAVE TRANSLATES ACROSS REGION. HEAVY RAIN
WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH OVERNIGHT HOURS...PARTICULARLY WITH
CELLS WHICH BACKBUILD/TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...SUCH AS ONGOING
STORM OVER NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY NEAR NEW HARMONY. WILL
MAINTAIN HIGH POPS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...AND KEEP CHANCE POPS
ACROSS CWA OVERNIGHT GIVEN COMBINATION OF MOIST AIRMASS AND UPPER
FORCING.

UPPER RIDGE FORECAST TO RETROGRADE INTO NV THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK AS NV SHORTWAVE TRANSLATES EAST. RESULTANT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT ACROSS AREA WILL SLOWLY SHUNT MONSOONAL MOISTURE BACK SOUTH
OVER AZ. HAVE TRENDED POPS DOWNWARD THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
WITH HIGHEST POPS ACROSS SOUTHERN UT. AS MOISTURE DECREASES...EXPECT
A GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...NONE. SEE SLCTAFSLC.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.

&&

SEAMAN

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 7:00 AM MDT, 12 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
700 AM MDT MON AUG 2 2005

UTZ001>021-WYZ021-031300-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-CASTLE COUNTRY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-GREAT SALT LAKE
DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE
AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-SOUTH
CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SOUTHWEST UTAH-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH
MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WASATCH
PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-WESTERN UINTA BASIN-WESTERN
UINTA MOUNTAINS-
700 AM MDT MON AUG 2 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED ACROSS
MUCH OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING TODAY. SOME OF THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH
MIDWEEK. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS.

DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE OVER FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF
UTAH LATE IN THE WEEK.  SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF UTAH WILL
REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 2, 2:38 PM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
238 PM MDT TUE AUG 02 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NEW HARMONY             37.48N 113.31W
08/02/2005                   WASHINGTON         UT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER 1 FOOT DEEP FLOWING OVER ROADS.

&&

KMB

Local storm report, Aug 2, 6:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
604 PM MDT TUE AUG 02 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     FLASH FLOOD      10 N ST. GEORGE         37.23N 113.59W
08/02/2005                   WASHINGTON         UT   MESONET

            BAER RAWS 1.88 INCHES OF RAIN IN 1 HOUR FROM 440 TO 540
            PM

0555 PM     FLASH FLOOD      12 N ST. GEORGE         37.25N 113.58W
08/02/2005                   WASHINGTON         UT   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN SNOW CANYON. REPORTS OF HOMES
            DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS. ROADS COVERED AND DAMAGED.

&&

BAS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 7:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Morgan, Summit	24 min
Aug 2, 7:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Morgan, Rich, Summit	34 min
Aug 2, 8:23 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	SLC	Davis, Weber	29 min
Aug 2, 8:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Davis, Morgan, Weber	50 min
Aug 3, 5:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SLC	Washington	31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.