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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

April 16, 2006

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at Apr 16, 2006, 3:02 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2006, 3:02 PM MDT (21:02 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2006, 7:58 PM MDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KSLC 162102
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
302 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST UTAH
THIS EVENING...WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND THIS
FRONT.

UTZ005-170500-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060417T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0007.060416T2102Z-060417T0600Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
302 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR THE SALT FLATS...DUGWAY PROVING
GROUND AND SURROUNDING DESERTS OF NORTHWEST UTAH. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE FRONT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AT 30-45 MPH BEFORE
DECREASING DURING THE EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST TO 70 MPH IN THE
VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.

MOTORISTS ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS...SUCH AS INTERSTATES
80 AND 84...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SHIFTING
CROSSWINDS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

UTZ015-016-170500-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060417T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0007.060416T2102Z-060417T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
302 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR WEST CENTRAL UTAH AND THE SOUTHWEST
VALLEYS OF UTAH.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30-45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AT 30-45 MPH AS THE FRONT
PASSES AND RAPIDLY DECREASE. WIND GUST TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. 

THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

UTZ003-170500-
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0007.060416T2102Z-060417T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
302 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS FOR THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30-45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AT 30-45 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND RAPIDLY DECREASE. WIND GUST TO 70
MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

THIS STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE TOOELE VALLEY...RUSH VALLEY
AND VERNON AREAS. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

GIBSON
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS75 KSLC 170158
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
758 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

UTZ003-005-015-016-170300-
/O.CAN.KSLC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060417T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
758 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WESTERN UTAH. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW
SEVERE LEVELS. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20-30 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA.

WIND GUSTS NEAR OR EXCEEDING 60 MPH WHERE REPORTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AT MILFORD...WENDOVER...DUGWAY
PROVING GROUNDS AND PROMONTORY POINT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 3:34 AM MDTWind AdvisorySLC11 hr
Apr 16, 3:57 PM MDTHeavy Snow WarningSLC41 hr
Apr 16, 3:57 PM MDTSnow AdvisorySLC30 hr

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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.