Alert archive / Utah / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2012, 7:45 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 4 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 25, 2012, 7:45 AM MST (14:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 12:00 PM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
444 WWUS75 KSLC 251445 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 745 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY... .A COLD FRONT IS ENTERING NORTHWEST UTAH THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME MUCH STRONGER IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG AND QUITE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND MID-EVENING. UTZ005-252245- /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0004.120225T1500Z-120225T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.120225T1900Z-120226T0300Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 745 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING THE SALT FLATS. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH NOON...THEN 25-35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST UTAH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME QUITE STRONG BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT BUT REMAIN STRONG THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL DECREASE FURTHER EARLY THIS EVENING. PEAK WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG I-80 THROUGH TOOELE COUNTY...AND ALONG I-84 AND STATE ROUTE 30 IN EXTREME NORTHERN BOX ELDER COUNTY. 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. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ011-252245- /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.120225T1900Z-120226T0300Z/ WESTERN UINTA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT 745 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ012-252245- /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.120225T1900Z-120226T0300Z/ CASTLE COUNTRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY 745 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY PRIMARILY SOUTHWEST OF PRICE ALONG THE STATE ROUTE 10 CORRIDOR. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THESE DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY RAPIDLY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: LOCALLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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
1 follow-up statement
978 WWUS75 KSLC 251905 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1205 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY... .A COLD FRONT IS ENTERING NORTHWEST UTAH THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME MUCH STRONGER IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG AND QUITE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND MID-EVENING. UTZ005-260300- /O.EXP.KSLC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T1900Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 1205 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS... INCLUDING THE SALT FLATS. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25-35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE TURNED NORTHWEST AND ARE STRONG BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG I-80 THROUGH TOOELE COUNTY...AND ALONG I-84 AND STATE ROUTE 30 IN EXTREME NORTHERN BOX ELDER COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT...HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ011-260300- /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/ WESTERN UINTA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT 1205 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ UTZ012-260300- /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/ CASTLE COUNTRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRICE...CASTLE DALE...EMERY 1205 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: CASTLE COUNTRY PRIMARILY SOUTHWEST OF PRICE ALONG THE STATE ROUTE 10 CORRIDOR. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THESE DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY RAPIDLY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: LOCALLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSSWINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX. && $$ 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 25, 4:22 AM MST | Wind Advisory | SLC | 16 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.