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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

February 3, 2012

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at Feb 3, 2012, 4:59 AM MST. It was in force for 6 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: Feb 3, 2012, 4:59 AM MST (11:59 UTC)
Expired: Feb 3, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

630 
WWUS75 KSLC 031159
NPWSLC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
459 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012

UTZ002-031800-
/O.UPG.KSLC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120203T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0002.120203T1159Z-120203T1800Z/
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIGHAM CITY...OGDEN...BOUNTIFUL
459 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* AFFECTED AREA: THE NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT BETWEEN NORTH SALT
  LAKE AND OGDEN...INCLUDING BOUNTIFUL...CENTERVILLE...SOUTH
  OGDEN...FARMINGTON...KAYSVILLE AND LAYTON.

* WINDS: EASTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 70 MPH
  RANGE.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THIS EVENT HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS
  DAVIS AND WEBER COUNTIES. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH HAVE BEEN
  REPORTED IN THE FARMINGTON AREA. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT
  THEIR STRONGEST THROUGH MID-MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  LATE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG AND DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT
  US-89...INTERSTATE 15 AND THE NORTH PORTION OF THE LEGACY
  HIGHWAY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ALL
  LOOSE OUTDOOR PROPERTY. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS MAY BE
  AFFECTED.


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.COMMUTERLINK.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://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.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
Feb 2, 8:29 PM MST	Wind Advisory	SLC		9 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.