Alert archive / Utah / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at May 11, 2008, 11:20 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- May 11, 2008, 11:20 PM MDT (05:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2008, 6:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KSLC 120520 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1120 PM MDT SUN MAY 11 2008 UTZ004-005-120900- /O.UPG.KSLC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080512T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0009.080512T0520Z-080512T0900Z/ SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 1120 PM MDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS AND FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT INCLUDING UTAH COUNTY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTHWEST DESERTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN IN UTAH COUNTY AS THE FRONT CROSSES THAT AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS BY 3 AM ALTHOUGH BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL ALSO BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ALONG I-80 BETWEEN SALT LAKE AND WENDOVER AND ON ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS IN UTAH COUNTY TONIGHT. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KSLC 120853 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 253 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2008 UTZ005-121000- /O.CAN.KSLC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080512T0900Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 253 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ UTZ004-121200- /O.EXT.KSLC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080512T1200Z/ SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 253 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT...INCLUDING UTAH COUNTY...IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF UTAH COUNTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH COUNTY NEAR ALPINE. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 6 AM ALTHOUGH BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING WILL ALSO BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ALONG ROADWAYS IN UTAH COUNTY TONIGHT. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 WWUS75 KSLC 121152 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 552 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2008 UTZ004-121300- /O.EXP.KSLC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080512T1200Z/ SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 552 AM MDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW HIGH WIND THRESHOLDS...THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 9:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SLC | Salt Lake | 17 min |
| May 11, 10:54 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | SLC | 26 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.