Alert archive / Utah / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at May 18, 2012, 2:16 PM MDT. It took effect at May 19, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for . 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 18, 2012, 2:16 PM MDT (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2012, 5:29 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
238 WWUS75 KSLC 182016 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 216 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WESTERN UINTA BASIN UNTIL 10PM THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. UTZ011-190430- /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0011.120519T2000Z-120520T0400Z/ WESTERN UINTA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT 216 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: WESTERN UINTA BASIN * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH * TIMING: THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 40 MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
1 follow-up statement
162 WWUS75 KSLC 182329 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 529 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 UTZ011-190030- /O.CAN.KSLC.HW.W.0011.120519T2000Z-120520T0400Z/ WESTERN UINTA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT 529 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH WEST WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO GUST INTO THE 30S THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 8:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Cache, Davis, Weber | 52 min |
| May 18, 9:03 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Salt Lake | 57 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.